Georgia Manslaughter Lawyers
Manslaughter. Murder. Homicide. All include the killing of a human being by another human being. All can have serious consequences. So what’s the difference? Of the three, manslaughter is considered the least serious under Georgia law because it is unplanned and possibly unintentional. However, if you’ve been charged with manslaughter, you must seek an experienced Georgia manslaughter lawyer to defend your case.
Involuntary manslaughter: accidental, but life-changing
One night, you were celebrating a recent promotion. You went out and had a few beers with your coworkers and friends at a restaurant. You felt okay to drive that night and blamed your dizziness on excitement and being tired. However, as you were driving home, you crossed the center double yellow line, striking another car and unfortunately killing the driver. You were found to be drinking and driving and also charged with manslaughter. This is considered involuntary because you did not leave the restaurant with the idea of killing another person. However, your actions were lacking judgment and caused the death of a person.
Voluntary manslaughter: caught up in the moment
You’ve never had a history of violence and don’t have a criminal record. In fact, you were in a great mood when you came home that day to tell your husband you aced your job interview. However, you arrived unexpectedly early and to your dismay found your husband being intimate with your good friend. Enraged, you and the woman began to get in a shouting match, which escalated into a pushing match. You pushed her and she fell, smacking her head on an armoire. She later died at the hospital and you were charged with voluntary manslaughter. This type of situation is when an otherwise rational person was so horrified by an event that he or she gets caught up in the stress of the moment and loses rational thought process.
How a Georgia manslaughter lawyer can help you
Whether you were charged with voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, there are qualified attorneys who can build a good defense for you. From researching your case to interviewing witnesses and police, your lawyer can help bring about facts in the case perhaps you didn’t even know existed.
