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  2. Manslaughter (United States law) - Wikipedia

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    The maximum penalty for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle is twenty-five years in prison, but with a prior OWI offense the maximum penalty may be increased to forty years in prison. [12] In the State of Texas, intoxication manslaughter is a distinctly defined offense.

  3. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Second Degree Murder Any term of years or life imprisonment without parole (There is no federal parole, U.S. sentencing guidelines offense level 38: 235–293 months with a clean record, 360 months–life with serious past offenses) Second Degree Murder by an inmate, even escaped, serving a life sentence Life imprisonment without parole

  4. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    Under this system, second-degree murder is any other premeditated murder. [22] The New York statutes also recognize "murder for hire" as first-degree murder. Texas uses a scheme similar to New York's, but refers to first-degree murder as "capital murder", a term which typically applies only to those crimes that merit the death penalty. Some ...

  5. Suzanne Simpson murder case: Texas defense for missing ... - AOL

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    Bassett said to pursue the death penalty in the state, a capital murder charge, the most serious homicide charge, typically would need to be filed. A second-degree murder charge in Texas is ...

  6. 18-year-old could face death penalty after two found dead in ...

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    An 18-year-old could face the death penalty if he is found guilty in the death of two people, Texas deputies say. Jose Plata was arrested and charged with capital murder Feb. 6 in connection with ...

  7. Manslaughter charge dismissed in Daniel Penny chokehold case ...

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    Penny's charge of second-degree manslaughter would have carried a prison sentence of up to 15 years, and the conviction of criminally negligent homicide could carry a sentence of up to four years ...

  8. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.

  9. ‘Sometimes it’s not illegal to kill someone:’ Defendant ...

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    A jury convicted Hubbard of second-degree manslaughter — a lesser charge — according to Parker Mincy, an attorney for Hubbard. The jury recommended a sentence of 10 years during the penalty ...