Hipshire's involuntary manslaughter conviction was reversed
Michael Hipshire was convicted of manslaughter as you can read here. His wife died while under his care and her body was partially eaten by their dogs. Hipshire was sentenced to five years in prison as you can read here. Now the Second District Court of Appeals for Darke County has reversed his conviction for involuntary manslaughter. The trial judge erred when he decided that reckless homicide is not a lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter. The Court of Appeals applied the Deem test and determined that reckless homicide is a lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter and the jury should have been instructed on reckless homicide. The Court of Appeals reversed the involuntary manslaughter conviction and remanded the case to the trial court as you can read here.
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