When Christian Andreacchio was found dead in his Mississippi apartment at age 21, police ruled his death a suicide after a 45-minute investigation. His family faced obstacles at the local and state ...

Killing someone is a gruesome act. While, in layman's language, homicide and murder are interchangeably used, the law has clearly demarcated a clear distinction between murder and culpable homicide.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday for shooting and killing his girlfriend in 2013. Judge ...

When a child finds a firearm hidden (or not-so-hidden) around the house and squeezes the trigger, it can result in a tragic and increasingly familiar outcome. So far in 2023, 22 children have been ...

When does the negligent death of a patient amount to culpable homicide? To what extent will your professional indemnity (PI) policy cover you for claims and allegations of this nature? These are ...

Analysis Culpable Conduct and Informed Consent In his Medical Malpractice Defense column, John L.A. Lyddane discusses the value of exploring a culpable conduct defense when faced with an informed ...

Mumbai: Discharging the accused from the stringent charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in a 2020 case, where the teenage son of a city businessman died after the car he was travelling ...

"Presunto Culpable," a gripping film that puts Mexico's archaic judicial system on trial, has become the nation's highest-grossing documentary ever. By John Hecht MEXICO CITY — Presunto Culpable, a ...