What is the prima facie case of second-degree manslaughter?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rivera, 989 N.Y.S.2d 446 (N.Y. 2014):
8 A prima facie case of second-degree manslaughter entails "the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk; an awareness and disregard of the risk on the part of the defendant; and a resulting death" (People v. Licitra, 47 N.Y.2d 554, 558, 419 N.Y.S.2d 461, 393 N.E.2d 456 [1979] ).
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