Involuntary Manslaughter and Similar Offences

In these cases, we look at accidental killings that straddle the line between crime and tort. Remember our discussion that we had early in the semester about what makes criminal law different from tort and contract. Are the defendants in these cases deserving of the law's condemnation and punishment?

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