Manslaughter Lawyer in the Dallas Fort Worth Area

If you're facing a Manslaughter charge, you need an aggressive Dallas Manslaughter lawyer who can effectively defend your rights as well as make sure you understand all your legal options. Because Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide are so closely related, a good lawyer should always push for the prosecutor to reduce your Manslaughter case to Criminally Negligent Homicide.

Manslaughter occurs when someone, by acting recklessly (not intentionally - intentional killing would be murder or capital murder) kills another person.

Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide are similar crimes. So what's the difference? In manslaughter the person is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that death will occur. In Criminally Negligent Homicide, the person ought to be aware (but isn't) of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the death will occur. It sounds like a small difference but it's the difference between 2-20 in the penitentiary and 6 months - 2 years in the state jail.

For links to the penal code related to Manslaughter, see: Texas Penal Code 19.04

Punishment Range

Manslaughter is a 2nd degree felony carrying a possible range of punishment of 2-20 years in the penitentiary and up to a $10,000.00 fine.

As a Dallas Manslaughter Lawyer, Mike Howard has tried many violent criminal cases in front of both juries and judges. He has the experience you need when you're facing such a serious Manslaughter charge. Mr. Howard is successful because he is always well prepared - he conducts both an extensive investigation of the case as well as exhaustive legal research. When the evidence is stacked against his clients, Mr. Howard is often able to get his clients probation or even misdemeanor reductions.

About Mike Howard
Experienced Dallas Manslaughter Attorney

Dallas Manslaughter Attorney Mike Howard has built his law practice on a reputation for dedicated, thorough criminal defense representation. Both the judges Mike Howard practices in front of and the prosecutors who he argues against know him as an ethical but aggressive advocate who works hard to protect his clients' legal rights. 

From his office in Dallas, Texas, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Mike Howard provides dedicated representation to those accused of serious crimes. Mike Howard represents clients in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties, including throught Richardson, Addison, Plano, Garland, Mesquite, University Park, Highland Park, Southlake, Farmers Branch, Irving, Grand Prairie, Allen, Frisco, Denton, Carrolton, McKinney, Duncanville, The Colony, Rockwall, Cedar Hill, Desoto, and Oak Cliff. 

Facing a Manslaughter Case? Call now or fill out the contact form to speak with Dallas Manslaughter Lawyer Mike Howard.

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