(December 3, 2014 at 8:42 pm)Exian Wrote: So, this is a homicide- an unlawful killing of one person by another. If the cop isn't charged, who committed the homicide? Did the man just spontaneously murdered?
Homicide doesn't imply unlawful. Justified self-defense deaths are also ruled homicide. It's not up to the coroner to determine whether the law was violated, only the manner of death.