Celebrity Justice
Prosecutors Split in Brandy Case

BrandyLaw enforcement sources tell TMZ that officials in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office are split over whether to prosecute Brandy for a fatal car accident last December.

Brandy's Range Rover rear-ended a car, triggering a multi-car accident, which resulted in the death of a 38-year-old woman. One source says there was a "conflict" in the City Attorney's office over whether Brandy should be prosecuted at all. The charge on the table, we're told, is misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.

We're told prosecutors are waiting on technical data that will measure the speed of Brandy's vehicle on impact. The data will help prosecutors determine if the singer tried to brake before impact. The tests are being conducted by a London based firm.

When the results are returned, the City Attorney will make a decision. One source says, "At this point it could go either way."



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76. That would never account under a murder charge.

Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Petra

77. She should def be prosecuted! Even if she didn't mean to kill someone, that person still died because of her negligent driving. That's manslaughter; the crime of killing someone without meaning to do so. She knew that it was dangerous to drive that fast yet she did it anyway. Just because it was an accident doesn't mean that it couldn't/shouldn't have been avoided.
I'm guessing that she'll get off though. Celebrity status = above the law.

Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 6th 2007 by rae_regenbogen

78. she is innocent it was an accident and we shouldnt waste tax payers money trying to prosecute her. She should pay the family some money NOT MILLIONS and be done with it.

Posted at 4:52PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Enough is enough

79. so i'm curious, lets just say that all you haters get into a horrible accident that was technically caused by you and someone dies, are you suddenly going to jump infront of the judge, state you're a murder and that you belong in jail for the rest of your life or however you currently feel brandy should be locked up, or are you going to be begging for mercy and saying that it was a horrible accident that you wish never happened!!! i'm sure everyone here in that position would say that it was a horrible accident!!! also i have friend who hit an elderly gentleman on his bike as she looked down to change the radio station. the guy was pronounced dead at the scene and all she got was community service, i can 100% guarantee that she was not a celebrity nor rich in any way!!!! so i'm really curious were you're argument comes from that "if this happened to a normal person we'd be thrown in jail" to me it sounds more like the majority of the people that come here are people that at one point dreamed of stardom just to end up in a dead end job with a life they hate, who come on here to just get a glimbse at what could have been and over time started to become bitter against those that have made it!!!! so sad!!!!

Posted at 5:10PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Kate

80. Accident or not, someone was killed, maybe not murdered, but killed. Its why there are laws for involuntary vehicular manslaughter. Doesnt matter location of accident, gender, race, or anything, its a LAW period. They are only debating it because shes famous, and thats not right. If your every day person had done this, there would be no debating.

Posted at 5:12PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Cali

81. When are all these skank ass hollyho's gonna be treated the same as everybody else. The skank needs to be spanked hard for killing a good person. That sherriff out there sure is a hollyho himself.

Posted at 5:32PM on Aug 6th 2007 by bulldogi

82. I think if she would have been paying attention, she would have breaked WAY before she slammed into the other car. These idiots think that they can do whatever they want to do, and not have to pay for any of the consequences. It's NOT RIGHT at all!!!! Say she was the one in the other car, with one of her family members, and someone who wasn't paying attention flew into the back of her car and ended up killing that family member, Brandy would be doing everything in her power to have that driver punished for what they did. Yes, it was an accident, I'm sure she didn't mean to kill or even injure anyone. If she would have been paying attention to her driving, and not something else, lik a cell phone or radio, or whatever, then she would have had plenty of time to stop before slamming into that car and that resulting in someone's death. Accident or not, it was her irresponsibility that killed someone, she should DEFINATELY be punished!!! No question about it!!!!!

Posted at 5:33PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Sarah

83. If Brandy pulled in front of this lady out of road rage and because the lady was white, she deserves to go to prison for murder and a racially motivated hate crime. I heard in the news releases after the incident, that Brandy intentionally was upset from getting cut-off earlier in traffic, and pulled right in front of this lady as if on purpose.

Posted at 5:36PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Sunquenched

84. hey jim, paris didn't go to jail for blowing a 0.08, she was put on probation. she went to jail because she violated that probation on at least 3 occasions (those were only the ones where she was caught) . you or i would go to jail for a lot longer....probably atleast 3 months for the same violation.

Posted at 6:04PM on Aug 6th 2007 by jesssss

85. boo hoo hoo

Posted at 6:13PM on Aug 6th 2007 by whatever you say

86. Paris and Nicole served time ONLY because they were repeat Offenders!!!! And they served/ will serve only DAYS!

And if Lane Garrison can practically get out of Murder while BEING DRUNK AND HIGH - Why shouldn't Brandy for HAVING WHAT IS KNOW AS AN ACCIDENT!!!!!

How stupid are you people????

Posted at 6:36PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Trace

87. 96. Brandy is a killer and she should go to jail . Period. no more special treatment to this drunk, careless bitches.

Posted at 6:32PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Melinda

She was not drunk. But you are stupid.

Posted at 6:53PM on Aug 6th 2007 by hello, it's me

88. 5. Yea, right.. All celebrities just have accidents. Why then did the ho leave the scene??????

Posted at 1:17PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Britney The desperate ho

She did not leave the scene. You know nothing.

Posted at 6:54PM on Aug 6th 2007 by hello, it\\\'s me

89. Yeah, let Brandy off the hook so everyone else in America can think "Oh, if I rear end someone and kill them because of my lack of inattention, then I will get away with it!" They are "split" because she is a celebraty, no other reason. I would raise HELL if my loved one was the one that died because of Brandy's carelessness. I hope the grieving family gets it their way, Brandy deserves to serve time in jail and pay the consequences. You know if it was Joe Blow down the street, his ass would be in jail so fast.

Posted at 6:56PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Dan

90. 12. If we never freed the slaves that poor 38 yr old woman would be here today.

Posted at 1:28PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Robert

Please go away.

Posted at 6:57PM on Aug 6th 2007 by hello, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s me

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