Dianavan, Is your desire for a manslaughter conviction, because you do not like Mr. Cheney as a person? and/or the Republican Leadership specifically?
A conviction against the Vice President for murder is highly unlikely.
On the flip side, however, there is no such thing as a "Private Shooting Among Friends"
The public had a right to know about this incident and preferrably the VP should have issued a statement in his own behalf immediately and forerightly. Politically, it was a dumb move to limit knowledge of the incident to a few Good Ole Boys on the Farm.