Acusaciones de asesinato y homicidio involuntario en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es acusado de asesinato, no necesitan explicar cómo ocurrió la muerte. Solo tienen que decir que esa persona mató a alguien. Para el homicidio involuntario, solo se necesita decir que mató a esa persona sin intención.

Es como si en un partido de fútbol, el árbitro solo necesitara saber que hubo una falta, sin tener que explicar cómo sucedió exactamente, solo que un jugador cometió una infracción.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y Pedro tienen una pelea, y en el calor del momento, Juan empuja a Pedro, quien cae y se lastima gravemente. Si Pedro muere, Juan podría ser acusado de homicidio involuntario sin que se necesite explicar cada detalle de la pelea.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 767.71 - Indictment for murder and manslaughter; charging act Sec. 71. In all indictments for murder and manslaughter it shall not be necessary to set forth the manner in which nor the means by which the death of the deceased was caused; but it shall be sufficient in any indictment for murder to charge that the defendant did murder the deceased; and it shall be sufficient in manslaughter to charge that the defendant did kill the deceased. MCL 767.72 - Indictment for manslaughter; added count for abortion; admissibility of dying declaration under either count Sec. 72. An indictment or information for manslaughter may contain also a count for procuring or attempting to procure an abortion and the jury may convict of either offense. Dying declarations shall be admissible in evidence in proof of either count. MCL 767.73 - Indictment; perjury; sufficiency of statement Sec. 73. An indictment for perjury or for subornation of, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit perjury, is sufficient which indicates the offense for which the accused is prosecuted, the nature of the controversy in respect of which the offense was committed and before what court or officer the oath was taken or was to have been taken, without setting forth any part of the records or proceedings with which the oath was connected, and without stating the commission or authority of the court or other authority before whom the perjury was committed or was to have been committed or the form of the oath or affirmation or the manner of administering the same. MCL 767.74 - Indictment; motion to quash; dilatory plea; proof Sec. 74. No motion to quash, plea in abatement or other dilatory plea to the indictment, shall be received by any court unless the party offering such plea shall prove the truth thereof b