"Until the guy dies from it (something about a pellet in his heart now) or some hosptial induced bacterial infection......"
True.
If Mr. Whittington dies and the shooting was intentional, will Cheney be charged with manslaughter or murder?
May be manslaughter...
Voluntary manslaughter, if he was recklessly disregarding the safety of others (not likely, but the libs will love raising it)
involuntary manslaughter if he was merely negligent (tough to argue that he wasn't, since shooting likely has a much higher duty of care due to the dangerous nature)
If he dies at any time within "a year and a day" as a result (direct or indirect, like the heart problems), the Cheney can be held liable.
Once again, the libs sit and hope for more death, so they can revel in it.
(I'm not a lawyer, but this is what I recall from Criminal Law classes 2 years ago.)
Texas Penal Code
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/petoc.html