Scans_Daily

For the record, under my reading of New York law, Otto would, depending on the situation, be guilty of either first-degree manslaughter (depraved indifference homicide) or felony murder (if he was committing a felony at the time), while Peter could be charged with criminally negligent homicide for his part in it.

Most likely, Peter would get one year suspended plus five years probation (this is light; usually, CNH is 1-3 years in jail, but he'd probably get consideration for his actions to help the public in the past), while Otto's sentence would depend on the charge. If he was merely a fugitive and not actively committing any crimes at the time, then it'd be man 1 and he'd probably get a sentence of 7-10 years, eligible for parole in 3 with good behavior. However, if he was committing (or fleeing after committing) an unrelated felony at the time, the charge of felony murder would carry an automatic life sentence, and I don't see the judge being likely to leave the possibility of parole on the table, unless it was part of a plea bargain with the DA. (And if the DA had eaten his Wheaties that morning, he could always seek the death penalty, and maybe get it, using Otto's past record.)

Either way, these days, even if they were acquitted in criminal proceedings, you KNOW that both Otto and Peter would be on the hook for massive judgments against them in the inevitable wrongful death suit that the Stacy family would file against them...