14th. 16th. New York. Connecticut. Much of 9th NW too.

Take New York, for example. 85% of the stopped traffic and bottleneck going west from NoMa into Mt Vernon Square is caused by the parking on the side of the road forcing drivers to squeeze from three lanes into two for a few blocks before opening up to four for the on-ramp to 395. So long as we’re dependent on cars, NY will continue to be a major thoroughfare, and parking on the side for those few blocks between N Capitol and New Jersey makes it hell and shuttles frustrated drivers off onto side streets.

The first clause you quote is dependent on the killing being purposeful. Intentionally killing someone during the commission of another felony elevates the charge to murder one. The second half deals with the conditions under which unintentional homicide can be elevated to murder one. FWIW, were it a crim law exam, I think you could score points by calling it a purposeful murder via depraved heart, but that’s at common law, and I don’t believe DC has the equivalent.

That said, given the history of violent crimes, the concurrent felonies, etc, and that he dragged the victim before pinning him against the tree, I’m disappointed, but not surprised, that the AUSA didn’t either go for a longer sentence on the manslaughter charge or even try for murder two.