NJ: (civilian) "failure to act" not a case of manslaughter

[danny burstein]

"... Failing to get aid for someone who later died of a drug overdose does
not merit a charge of reckless manslaughter, the state Supreme Court ruled
Tuesday.

" The 6-1 decision by New Jersey's highest court upheld lower court rulings
that dismissed a reckless manslaughter indictment against a Monmouth County man
who played video games while watching an unconscious girl on his bed for 12
hours without seeking help..."
...
" The high court found that the prosecutor's instructions to the grand jury
were flawed because they introduced the concept of a duty to another..."

rest:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--sconj-drugdeath0422apr22,0,7971383.story

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