Murder/Manslaughter

On Dec. 26, a Florida man was charged with murder after shooting and killing a neighbor on Christmas Day. He allegedly admitted to authorities that he did not feel threatened when he chose to fire his handgun. According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, the...

Those who are charged with second-degree murder in Florida or any other state may have a variety of defenses available to contest the charge. For instance, it may be possible for a defendant to claim that he or she didn't commit the crime in question. It may also be...

Law enforcement officers with the Tallahassee Police Department report that two people have been arrested and charged with the murder and kidnapping of a Havana man. The two individuals, a 38-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were reportedly taken into custody on...

In Florida on December 11, a man serving time for kidnapping his wife testified at her murder trial that she had been involved in their plan to murder her husband in 2000. The two had known each other and one another's spouses since high school. They began an affair...

Here in Florida, one of the charges a person could face when accused of being involved in a death is the charge of manslaughter. Under state law, manslaughter is when a person, through an act, a procurement or culpable negligence, unlawfully kills another person in a...