NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
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A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.
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For cases where injury was sustained there is legal doctrine know as the Eggshell skull rule
What an odd rule! Thank you for the explanation.
I think the idea is the actual damages aren't going to go down just because the person was frail. Someone with prexisting medical problems aren't going to need less physical therapy compared to someone who is average.
This wasn't a tort case.
This is a simple case of assault in which someone unintentionally died. It's textbook manslaughter.
Sure sure, but 87 year olds are expected to be frail. It's what they normally do.