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People v. Jackson

Citations

  • 364 N.W.2d 310
  • 140 Mich. App. 283

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  • gross negligence does not require defendant be personally aware of danger; danger need only be \apparent to the ordinary mind\
  • gross negligence does not require defendant be personally aware of danger; danger need only be “apparent to the ordinary mind”
  • State did not need to prove defendant was aware of risk of injury in order to convict defendant of involuntary manslaughter when he struck child on the head with a hard object and shook the child so hard the child’s brain was injured
  • State did not need to prove defendant was aware of risk of injury in order to convict defendant of involuntary manslaughter when he struck child on the head with a hard object and shook the child so hard the child's brain was injured

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Judges: Brennan, Cynar, Simon

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