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zzxxee | 11:22 Sat 29th Jan 2011 | Law
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If a 19 year old male was charged with manslaughter how long a sentance do you think he would get?
His friend was being attacked he picked up a fire extinguisher to hit the guy attacking his mate, fractured his skull and the guy died 3 days later in hospital
Just need an idea as he is being sentanced next week
TIA x
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im not sure what kind of manslaughter charge it is sorry to be vague !!
There is no minimum or maximum sentence.
I really think that there is too much information NOT known for you to get any sort of firm answer.

Manslaughter is Manslaughter...........however, the sentencing Judge will be privvy to details of the circumstances of the offence which will help him determine whether the bloke being sentence receives the lower limit, upper limit..............or anywhere in-between.
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just a waiting game then i suppose ok thanks x
did he plead guilty, or was he found guilty at trial?
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i should add he has been in custody since last april
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he was charged with murder which he pleaded not guilty, he was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter instead,
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thanks for all the info x
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thanks eddie x
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sorry eddie i didnt think until later in the thread :/
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hang on eddie im confused he didnt plead guilty to murder or manslaughter dont quite know what you mean ?
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he was found not guilty of murder but the judge found him guilty of manslaughter when the verdict was read.
Manslaughter so there is a definite conviction.
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i know there is a definae conviction i just needed to know what the length of sentance would likely to be as i said in my original post
The prosecution will have gone for the murder conviction but with the alternative for the jury to convict on manslaughter if they felt they couldn't convict on murder.

He has been found guilty of manslaughter but quite what the judge will decide to take into account when sentencing is entirely up to him.

You'll only know when the judge hands the sentence down, I'm afraid.
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thanks for the clear answer jack much appreciated x
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