Criminally negligent homicide is a crime charged when a person causes the death of a person while acting with criminal negligence. There are many instances when an individual can be charged with this type of offense including when a death is caused to another person [...]

A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person.

Criminal negligence occurs when a person engages in conduct that is so serious that it creates or contributes to a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a death will occur. Criminal negligence also requires that a person fail to perceive a risk, and when that [...]

Criminally negligent homicide is a class E felony. It is punishable by up to 4 years in state prison, up to 5 years of probation or a combination of jail and probation. You may also be fined up to $5000 and be required to pay a surcharge and [...]

Restitution is an amount of money a court will order a defendant to pay to a victim of a crime. A New York criminal court may only order payment for the out of pocket losses suffered by the victim of the crime. In criminal court, [...]

Maybe. Courts have held that driving at least 90 MPH in a 55 MPH zone, in addition to other factors, and causing the death of another person are sufficient to support a conviction of criminally negligent homicide. However, proof of speed alone will not support [...]

Maybe. If you owe a duty of care to a person, then you are required to act without criminal negligence. A duty of care may be imposed in many ways including a familial relationship like caring for a child, or employment like a lifeguard. It [...]

A person acts with criminal negligence when that person engages in blameworthy conduct so serious that it creates or contributes to a substantial and unjustifiable risk that another person's death will occur, and when he or she fails to perceive that risk, and when the [...]

A person is guilty of aggravated criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he or she causes the death of a police officer or peace officer where such officer was in the course of performing his or her official duties and the defendant knew or reasonably [...]

Aggravated criminally negligent homicide is a class C felony and is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Although a class C felony is typically punishable by up to 15 years in jail, if convicted of this offense, the maximum prison sentence is increased [...]