When Christian Andreacchio was found dead in his Mississippi apartment at age 21, police ruled his death a suicide after a 45-minute investigation. His family faced obstacles at the local and state ...

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday for shooting and killing his girlfriend in 2013. Judge Thokozile Masipa characterized Pistorius as an unreliable ...

Because the informed consent cause of action is statutory, having been codified in New York Public Health Law §2805-d, it might be expected that the statute would provide guidance to the defenses ...

Killing someone is a gruesome act. While, in layman's language, homicide and murder are interchangeably used, the law has clearly demarcated a clear distinction between murder and culpable homicide.

"Presunto Culpable," a gripping film that puts Mexico's archaic judicial system on trial, has become the nation's highest-grossing documentary ever. By John Hecht MEXICO CITY — Presunto Culpable, a ...