Is involuntary manslaughter considered a crime based on implied malice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, B225175, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. MA043976 (Cal. App. 2011):
Involuntary manslaughter is a lesser included offense of murder. (People v. Butler (2010) 187 Cal.App.4th 998, 1006.) "Both murder (based on implied malice) and involuntary manslaughter involve a disregard for life; however, for murder the disregard is judged by a subjective standard whereas for involuntary manslaughter the disregard is judged by an objective standard. [Citations.] Implied malice murder requires a defendant's conscious disregard for life, meaning that the defendant subjectively
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