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People Vs. Lewie Case Study
In the case of the People v. Lewie, Michael Flint pleaded guilty to two counts of depraved indifference murder for the horrific murder of 8 year old Colbi Bullock. The defendant’s girlfriend Alicia Lewie, and mother to Colbi was charged with both involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment due to Ms. Lewie failing to get the child the medical treatment he so desperately needed. In my opinion, Alicia Lewie could undoubtedly be charged with both child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter is charged when severe negligence or reckless conduct causes an accidental death to occur. In this case, Ms. Lewie was exceptionally negligent when leaving her child with a man who was known to be extremely violent throughout

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