How to Use involuntary manslaughter in a Sentence

involuntary manslaughter

noun
  • The trio was charged with involuntary manslaughter but again were freed.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The driver of the truck was held on charge of involuntary manslaughter.
    — Meagan Hurley, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2020
  • One of them was also charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
    — Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
  • They’ve been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have pleaded not guilty.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Each was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter for every person who was killed in the blaze.
    — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, 4 May 2020
  • Ruppe took a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter and driving while impaired in the death.
    — Julia Coin january 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Eden Wells were charged with involuntary manslaughter in nine deaths.
    — Ed White, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The latter two have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have entered not-guilty pleas.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • She was convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each child killed.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Both men were charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter for each of the 36 people who died in the blaze.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2021
  • They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.
    — Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter and abuse of a corpse, police said.
    — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Two months later, he was arraigned on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The other man is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Baldwin was brought to trial but a judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him last month.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 12 Aug. 2024
  • If found guilty of just involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony, both would face up to 18 months in prison.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The Raos face up to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Baldwin was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and will stand trail in July.
    — EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The Crumbleys have been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the case.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
  • They are charged with involuntary manslaughter and accused of making the gun used in the shooting available to the teen.
    — Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The couple who set off the device made a deal last year to plead guilty to charges including felony involuntary manslaughter.
    — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Maust murdered four teenage boys and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a fifth over the course of nearly three decades.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2022
  • He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • He was tried again, under the same judge and a new jury, and found guilty of felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Charles pleaded not guilty to felony involuntary manslaughter and other charges in March.
    — Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
  • He is sentenced to jail for involuntary manslaughter.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The three men were initially charged with manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter, but the charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
    — Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped the involuntary manslaughter felony charges and spared the couple prison time.
    — Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2025
  • He was tried as an adult, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison, according to court records.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Valenzuela's death was ruled a homicide and the the officer was fired and charged with involuntary manslaughter.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2020

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