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Senate Republicans dealt Democrats an expected setback on Saturday by derailing a Democratic measure extending the debt limit through 2014 without any conditions. The vote was 53-45 to start debating the Democratic measure ― seven short of the 60 votes needed to overcome GOP obstruction tactics. | Senate Republicans dealt Democrats an expected setback on Saturday by derailing a Democratic measure extending the debt limit through 2014 without any conditions. The vote was 53-45 to start debating the Democratic measure ― seven short of the 60 votes needed to overcome GOP obstruction tactics. | ||
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| + | == Arundel texting crash highlights concerns with manslaughter == | ||
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| + | <html>Meanwhile, prosecutors are seeking changes to the new law, which carries a sentence of up to three years in prison and $5,[http://kapsw.org/Indianapolis-Colts-Jerseys-For-Cheap.html <span style="font-weight: bold">Authentic Indianapolis Colts Jerseys Sale</span>],000 fine, because they say even that is difficult to prove. Auto manslaughter carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. | ||
| + | "It looks great on paper, but it doesn't work out that way," Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said of the new law. | ||
| + | Leitess said she hopes the Gambrills case helps clarify how the new law can be applied. This is the second time county prosecutors have sought a conviction under the law; they failed to secure such a conviction against a driver who ran a red light in Edgewater, striking another car. The driver of the second car died. | ||
| + | Meyers' attorney contends she wasn't texting when the crash in Gambrills happened. | ||
| + | "This is simply an auto accident," said Christopher Griffiths with the Roberts Wood law firm. "The standard here is if she acted grossly negligently or criminally negligently,[http://wiki.slc.ac.th/index.php/%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%89%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%89:Keqwmybc0#Looking_at_which_Ravens_got_a_lot_of_playing_time_in_Sunday.27 Looking at which Ravens got a lot of playing time in Sunday'], and there's no evidence of that." | ||
| + | Griffiths said he's confident Meyers will be acquitted when the case goes to trial, and he criticized the Anne Arundel County state's attorney's office for discussing details of the case in the media. | ||
| + | "It's a hot-button issue, the use of cellphones," Griffiths said. "In an election year, they see an opportunity to engage in a prosecution that relates to that issue." | ||
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| + | Leitess, who was appointed to her position earlier this year and is seeking election next year, said she has only discussed facts in the case that are publicly available in police reports and charging documents. Leitess believes there's enough evidence to support the charges. | ||
| + | "She was literally texting while crossing three lanes of a very busy boulevard," Leitess said. | ||
| + | Meyers also faces four traffic charges: reckless driving, negligent driving, failing to yield right of way and texting while driving. | ||
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| + | In the other Anne Arundel case, Edward Cramer of North Beach was found not guilty of criminally negligent manslaughter in the death of jazz musician Joe Byrd but was convicted of other traffic charges and fined $1,500, according to court records. | ||
| + | In drafting the criminally negligent manslaughter legislation, lawmakers aimed to create a charge that would punish drivers who cause fatal wrecks but whose actions don't rise to the "gross negligence" standard of auto manslaughter. | ||
| + | An auto manslaughter charge would be an appropriate charge against a person who is drunk and speeding and causes a fatal wreck, or perhaps someone who is street racing, Leitess said. | ||
| + | Under the new law, prosecutors must prove the driver made a "gross deviation" from how a reasonable person would act in the situation. | ||
| + | Several area prosecutors argue gross deviation is too tough to prove and too similar to the existing auto manslaughter law. They say it would be more appropriate for the charge to require only a "substantial deviation," which more aptly applies to actions that are more egregious than traffic violations.</html> | ||
