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Grand Jury Indicts Daniel Penny
On May 1, Daniel Penny, a former Marine, protected his fellow subway passengers from Jordan Neely, a career criminal who was threatening them, by restraining Neely until police arrived. Neely later died.
The New York Post reported on June 14 that a grand jury had indicted Penny on counts of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
Second-degree manslaughter is the killing of another human being without the intent of doing so, and is often referred to as involuntary manslaughter. New York law defines second-degree manslaughter as “a death that occurs without intent to cause serious physical injury, but where reckless conduct by the defendant resulted in death.” Criminally negligent homicide is a charge against a defendant who causes the death of another human being through criminally negligent acts (or omissions).
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