{"id":981,"date":"2022-05-25T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T16:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/?post_type=practice_areas&#038;p=981"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:59:39","slug":"manslaughter-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"practice_areas","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/manslaughter-attorneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Manslaughter In Broward County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Cases involving manslaughter are different from those involving\u00a0<a href=\"\/murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder<\/a>\u00a0but require an equally experienced\u00a0<a href=\"\/criminal-defense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal defense<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>manslaughter attorney<\/strong> in Broward County\u00a0to ensure you are treated fairly and justice is truly served.<\/span> Where murder requires intention, malice, or reckless disregard for human life, manslaughter can be entirely unintentional. Nonetheless, a conviction of manslaughter can have life-long consequences, including jail time, restitution, and years of probation. The dedicated manslaughter lawyers at <a href=\"\/criminal-defense\">The Cochran Firm South Florida<\/a> are devoted to providing people charged with manslaughter professional and exceptional representation in these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Manslaughter in Broward County<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three types of <strong>manslaughter<\/strong> you can be charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Involuntary manslaughter \u2013 involuntary manslaughter occurs when an otherwise reasonable person acts in a way that is criminally negligent or reckless, resulting in the accidental death of someone else<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voluntary manslaughter \u2013 voluntary manslaughter results when a person is provoked into a rage and takes a life, often in the \u201cheat of passion.\u201d In these instances, there was no malice or forethought that went into the killing, separating this charge from murder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vehicular manslaughter \u2013 <a href=\"\/auto-accidents\">vehicular manslaughter<\/a> occurs when a driver acts in a negligent or reckless manner, and someone else is killed as a result. Often, these cases involve <a href=\"\/drug-related-crimes\">drugs<\/a> or alcohol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cochran Firm Will Fight for You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what type of manslaughter you have been charged with, you will require an aggressive and experienced <strong>Miami manslaughter attorney<\/strong> to fight for your freedom. With years of experience and strategies proven to be effective in defending people charged with this crime, our manslaughter defense lawyers in Miami, Fort Myers, or Ft Lauderdale will fight to have your charges reduced or completely dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consequences of a manslaughter conviction will have an irreversible impact on your life. You deserve justice, and our manslaughter attorneys are prepared to fight for your rights and help see that you are provided every opportunity to have your side of the story heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live in or around Broward County, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Fort Myers, Florida, and have been accused of manslaughter, please <a href=\"\/contact-us\">contact<\/a> the <strong>manslaughter lawyers<\/strong> at <em>The Cochran Firm South Florida<\/em> to schedule an initial consultation today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1257,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Manslaughter - The Cochran Firm South Florida and Broward County","_seopress_titles_desc":"The manslaughter lawyers at The Cochran Firm South Florida are devoted to providing those charged with manslaughter professional and exceptional representation.","_seopress_robots_index":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-981","practice_areas","type-practice_areas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_areas\/981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_areas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practice_areas"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/south-florida\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}