Some have asked if the definition of homicide is somehow different in Utah than other states:
Utah Code:
Murder
Criminal homicide constitutes murder if:
(a) the actor
intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another;
(b) intending to cause
serious bodily injury to another, the actor commits an act clearly dangerous to
human life that causes the death of another;
(c) acting under
circumstances evidencing a depraved indifference to human life, the actor
engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another and thereby
causes the death of another;
Manslaughter
(1) Criminal homicide constitutes manslaughter if the actor:Negligent homicide
(1) Criminal homicide constitutes negligent homicide if the actor, acting with criminal negligence, causes the death of another.
So one can see that this prosecution is clearly unfounded.