Surgeon cleared of manslaughter

Mistakes, misguided moments, and manslaughter.

What's Wrong with Involuntary Manslaughter?

Cleared for Public Release

McBrien cleared of plagiarism complaint

A c o m p la in t of p la g ia r ism a g a in s t th eo lo g y p ro fe s s o r F a th e r R ichard McBrien was recently dismissed by theology d e p a r t m e n t c h a i r Jo h n C a v a d i n i , ac c o rd in g to an a r t ic le in the N ational C a t h o l i c R e p o r t e r p u b l i s h e d today. “Although I d id no t r e l e a s e the McBrien University investigator’s report to th e N a ...

Reducing murder to manslaughter: whose job?

This paper compares two versions of the diminished responsibility defence, which reduces murder to manslaughter: the present statutory formulation and a proposed reformulation. The comparison confirms that evidence such as psychiatrists are commonly invited to give in murder cases takes them beyond their proper role. Paradoxically, although the two formulations mean essentially the same thing, ...