PAROLEE'S PLANS UNKNOWN SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN CONVICTED IN DOG MAULING SENT TO VENTURA COUNTY.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer The woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally. Most unintentional killings are not murder but involuntary manslaughter. The absence of the element of intent is the key distinguishing factor between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. in the dog-mauling death of her San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden neighbor has been paroled to an undisclosed location in Ventura County, authorities said Friday. Marjorie Knoller Marjorie Knoller (born c. 1946) is an attorney who was initially convicted of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter after her two Presa Canario dogs mauled her neighbor, Diane Whipple, to death in their San Francisco, California apartment building on January 26, 2001. , 48, arrived Thursday after being released from Central California Women's Facility LAT: 37° 5'35.99"N, LONG: 120° 9'1.75"W ZIP CODE: 93610 Central California Women's Facility is a state prison located near Chowchilla, California (5 miles southeast from the airport), and houses 3,887 females. in Chowchilla, where she served 33 months of a four-year sentence. ``I don't specifically know what her plans are,'' said Greg Potnick, a spokesman for the state Parole Department. ``She obviously won't be practicing law.'' Knoller's attorney did not return calls. Knoller and her husband, Robert Noel Robert John Baptist Noel MA, MPhil (b. 15 October 1962) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Robert Noel is the son of Hon. Gerard Eyre Wriothesley Noel, of Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, and grandson of the fourth Earl of Gainsborough. , 62, both attorneys, were convicted in the January 2001 death of lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. coach Diane Whipple, 33, who was attacked by the couple's two presa canario dogs in the hallway of their San Francisco apartment building. Knoller was handling the dogs at the time of the attack. Noel was paroled to Solano County in September. Knoller's parole seems to have attracted little attention from Ventura County residents, said sheriff's Sgt. Harold Hanley. ``We have not received calls,'' he said. ``Nobody has said anything to us.'' Authorities deliberately kept information about Knoller's residency in Ventura County vague, both to protect the feelings of Whipple's friends and family and to help Knoller make a fresh start, Potnick said. ``They have a better chance of success that way,'' he said. ``She has been behind bars for 33 months. It's a big transition for any parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer .'' Knoller's parole will be at the highest level of supervision, meaning she will have frequent, unannounced visits from her parole officer, Potnick said. Conditions of her parole bar her from keeping dogs or any dangerous animal, and from associating with any gang members, Potnick said. At the time Whipple was attacked, the couple kept the dogs for a prison inmate who was a member of a white supremacist gang. Knoller's license to practice law was temporarily suspended in April 2002 following her criminal conviction, and no steps have been taken to reinstate it, said E.J. Bernacki, a spokesman for the State Bar of California. An involuntary manslaughter conviction would not automatically result in the permanent loss of her license, he said. Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7604 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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