• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Her mom, Claudia Hernandez, 26, uncle, Rene “Aaron” Hernandez Santos, 20, and grandfather, Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 60, were all charged with assault on a child causing death.

    Unless there is no way to charge someone with manslaughter when it comes to killing a child, this should at the very least be manslaughter, although I would suggest third degree murder would apply.

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      5 months ago

      This carries a higher penalty (25 to life, compare with manslaughter’s up to 11).

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      I’m guessing for murder you have to prove intent or something? Which maybe the prosecution didn’t think they could do for a jury. The defense is obviously going to try to get some Christians on the jury.