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The petitioner, Hedy Gan, was driving a car when another vehicle suddenly swerved into her lane, nearly causing a head-on collision. To avoid the collision, Gan swerved right and accidentally hit a pedestrian, killing him. Gan was charged with homicide through reckless imprudence. The Court of Appeals found her guilty of the lesser charge of homicide through simple imprudence. However, the Supreme Court reversed, finding that Gan was not criminally negligent under the "emergency rule" since she was faced wi

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Tricia Sibal

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