"California Supreme Court"

It really depends on which state, in Texas we can override it to the point of dissolving it writing a completely new one if the people of Texas want to. I don't know about California though, but I would not doubt that they can over rule it if it is their will. source

Whitey why don't you spare us the promotions of your book tour and tell us what you're getting at for the sake of speeding up this conversation. Unless you care to provide these definitons I'm going to assume we have a general idea of what the united states and persons are. source

By reading the story, it seems to me that the cause of death may have been when the victim hit his head on the concrete when he fell. Generally speaking, two punches isn't enough to kill someone. I agree in that this should not be a case of simple battery, but I can see where the defense lawyer would argue involuntary manslaughter. source

I answered on behalf of a certain worldview that I've seen repeatedly demonstrated here on DU. If you self-identify as one who shares that worldview, then that's your business. source

Things are dry a lot of the time here, and water supplies aren't always reliable. Arson is one of the most heinous crimes in this state. source