Category: Voluntary Manslaughter

Category: Voluntary Manslaughter BLOGs

24-Year Old Madera County Murder Case Remains Unresolved (Ca Penal Code §187)

May 27, 2013

In 1989, then 20-year-old Michael Pizarro became famous – for all the wrong reasons. He was accused, and then convicted, of sexually assaulting and then murdering (CA Penal Code §187) his 13-year-old half-sister, Amber Barfield. 24 years later, no one can be sure whether or not Pizarro did it. On...

Valley Springs: 12-year-old Arrest in Leila Fowler Murder (CA Penal Code §187(a))

Rabin Nabizadeh

Three Strikes, Voluntary Manslaughter

May 14, 2013

When Leila Fowler (8) was found stabbed to death in the kitchen of her family’s ranch style home, it was her brother (12) who seemed most upset. Now, the young boy has been arrested in connection with the case pursuant to CA Penal Code §187(a), even though there seems to...

Voluntary Manslaughter Charge under PC 192(a) in Livermore Road Rage Incident

Rabin Nabizadeh

Vehicular Homicide, Voluntary Manslaughter

March 15, 2013

Cort Holbrook, a software engineer out of Livermore, was out about town when he noticed that Ricky Zeismer was driving erratically and causing dangerous issues with the traffic ahead. The two eventually pulled over and got into a serious scuffle, with Holbrook receiving several kicks and punches from Zeismer. The...

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