He spoke less with malice than extreme indifference.

"It would be manslaughter if we found activity that exhibited an extreme indifference to human life," Mr. Onofrio said.

But aggravated manslaughter also requires that the defendant must have shown "extreme indifference" to human life.

Instead, they must show that the abusive parent displayed "extreme indifference to human life."

Perhaps the largest threat is the extreme growing indifference of the public to wildlife, conservation and environmental issues in general.

Was Mr. Williams's action a crime, showing "extreme indifference to the value of human life," as the authorities have charged?

When the defendant did not kill intentionally or at least in a manner exhibiting "extreme indifference to human life"?

But a grand jury raised the charge last month to aggravated manslaughter, alleging he had shown extreme indifference to human life.

These deaths all must exhibit "extreme indifference to the value of human life" to qualify.

However, the death penalty may be imposed if the defendant is a major participant in the underlying felony and "exhibits extreme indifference to human life".