Voluntary Manslaughter Defendant Receives 5+ Years

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2018
Court | Homicides | Suspects |

A defendant convicted of voluntary manslaughter was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison and five years of supervised release for causing a man’s death during a car chase in 2016.

The defendant, David Mclane, struck Kenneth Morris‘ vehicle, pushing him into a tree while trying to evade the police in a stolen Lexus.

The brother-in-law of the victim said he wanted to see Mclane receive a severe sentence. According to the brother-in-law, Mclane hit Morris, 31, while he drove to give his mother a Christmas gift.

“Our family is serving a life sentence,” the brother-in-law said. “People say time heals all wounds… I haven’t seen it. I haven’t felt it. I wonder when it will start.”

Mclane’s defense attorney said Mclane was remorseful and noted that he had no record of criminal conduct outside of this incident. His defense attorney said he graduated high school at the head of his class while incarcerated.

“He’s done everything he can to improve himself,” the lawyer said.