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Alternatively, the Crown’s theory is that Gerald Stanley committed the offence of manslaughter based on his careless use of the Tokarev handgun.
The carelessness included the following: that Gerald Stanley was not careful enough to count how many cartridges he loaded into the magazine of the Tokarev handgun;
Gerald Stanley did not know how many times he pulled the trigger of the Tokarev handgun before he approached the grey Ford Escape.
Gerald Stanley was not aware of the safety mechanisms on his own handgun despite owning it for four years. This included his mistaken belief that there was a magazine disconnect that would have prevented the trigger from functioning when the magazine was removed.
Gerald Stanley put himself within arm’s length of people while armed with a handgun that he had made not safe.
Gerald Stanley was careless when he engaged in the physical confrontation with Colten Boushie while holding a loaded handgun close to Mr. Boushie’s head while other individuals were in the back seat.
Gerald Stanley was not aware of what his right hand was doing when he reached into the cabin of the grey Ford Escape.
Gerald Stanley was careless when he pointed a loaded handgun at Colten Boushie’s head.
Gerald Stanley’s careless acts led to the foreseeable injury that caused the death of Colten Boushie.
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Judges summary of crowns theory of manslaughter