He would obviously just lie and say it was an accident. I would match his story.

no he doesn’t need to prove it, in a criminal trial in most countries, the prosecution has the burden of proof; in the US “beyond a reasonable doubt”

What context was this legal advice given in? This may be advice for a civil lawsuit too?

In any case it is of course true that it is good to be able to present evidence in one’s favor in criminal court, but that is to establish that there is reasonable doubt, not because the defendant has the burden of proof.

Dude that’s now how any trial works. You cannot prove an accident is an accident. It’s the prosecutors job to prove that it wasn’t.

Proving it was not intentional, and proving it was an accident, are two very different things.

It was 6:44am, and the sun rose at 7:08 am, so yes.

Sun rose on 7:08 am on Dec 9

Tell me what are the factual standards for nighttime and broad daylight, again?

The max penalty for 2nd degree vehicular manslaughter is only 7 years. In theory he could be prosecuted for 1st degree or even aggravated, but those require DUI or multiple fatalities.

Nope. In New York, the law for vehicular manslaugher/homicide only applies where DUI is involved. Perhaps you are thinking of regular homicide/manslaughter, but those require proving intent – which as previously stated is hard to do where an automobile is involved.

This, plus gun-related accidents happen all the time, and they’re called accidents. Nobody calls those murder. I sympathize with the intent here, but this meme doesn’t make any sense

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