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 by: speeding and driving dangerously; using drugs and operating a [...]

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 failure to perceive the risk is a gross deviation from how [...]

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 crime victim fee of up to $325 or restitution in [...]

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, the amount of restitution cannot include sums for pain and suffering or [...]

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 a finding of criminal negligence.  It is important to talk [...]

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 can also be imposed if you accept a duty. In [...]

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 risk is of such nature and degree that failure to [...]

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 should have known that such victim was a police officer [...]

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 to 20 years. If convicted you may be ordered to [...]