involuntary manslaughter
noun
: manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not constituting a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act in a negligent or improper manner
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Since Hutchins’ death, Baldwin pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in January 2024, with the western’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison for the slaying in April.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun that day, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and is serving an 18-month prison sentence.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In cases and tragic circumstances that had more twists and turns than the Rust script itself, both Baldwin and still incarcerated Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Ahmad and Sanchez were indicted in 2023 on charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and battery.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The armorer who loaded the live ammunition into the gun that day, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and is serving an 18-month prison sentence.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In cases and tragic circumstances that had more twists and turns than the Rust script itself, both Baldwin and still incarcerated Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Ahmad and Sanchez were indicted in 2023 on charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and battery.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Involuntary manslaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/involuntary%20manslaughter. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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