[Fido969]

There is NO basis for first degree manslaughter in this case.

Minnesota statute:

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.20

Following the statute, in order for first degree manslaughter to apply, the actor must do any of the following (references to paragraphs) :

(1) Intentionally cause the death of another...

(2) in committing or attempting to commit a misdemeanor ..

(3) Intentional causes the death of another ...

(4) Unlawfully (dealing with) a controlled substance

(5) malicious punishment of a child...

[Navy Patriot]

The Law says what the Prog Left Marxist Democrat Unelected Bureaucrat Says it Says.

[13foxtrot]

“intentionally” means the actor did the act under their own power versus something like dropping the gun and it went off.

[Leaning Right]

> There is NO basis for first degree manslaughter in this case. <

That’s the way I see it too. I wonder if the judge has the power - and the guts - to throw that conviction out.