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The happiest day of defendant Christina George-Harvan's life soon devolved into the worst. This, after an alleged alcohol-fueled argument with her 21-year-old niece turned deadly. A Beaver County, Pa., jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the shooting death at trial.

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What was supposed to be the happiest day of defendant Christina George-Harvan's life soon devolved into the worst. This, after an alleged alcohol-fueled argument with her 21-year-old niece over who should drive home following the wedding reception took an unexpectedly fatal turn.

The question for the Beaver County, Pa., jury was whether the 30-year-old, newly married defendant, George-Harvan, exercised the care necessary to absolve her of negligence in the shooting death of her niece.

In the jury's eyes, the new bride did not, and found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in the case, according to KDKA in Pittsburgh.

Background according to KDKA:

Defendant George-Harvan, 30, and Francis were celebrating after the former's wedding at a bar in New Brighton. Then, the celebration turned sour when the two started arguing about who was going to drive home. Meanwhile, the accused bride's new husband, Jeremy Harvan, had been tossed out of the bar after over-imbibing.

The gun was in a glove box in her new husband's truck. As the argument with the niece continued inside the truck, the accused bride testified that she tried to move the gun from the glove box to the middle console. However, the gun went off, killing the niece.

The bride's story produced this courtroom exchange, according to KDKA:

George-Harvan: "When I turned around, the glove box is open and I see this gun. I think I gotta move this gun. I go get it out of the glove box to move it and boom the gun goes off."

Defense Attorney: "Did you deliberately squeeze the trigger?"

George-Harvan: "No."

"Everything freezes," George-Harvan testified. "Jeremy says, 'You just shot your [expletive] cousin. He steps over her dying body and he runs. I put pressure on [Katelyn's[ wound and I screamed and dialed 911."

On the stand, she added, "I felt devastated. It was like a nightmare. Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life and my niece is dead."

George-Harvan faced either third-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter in the trial.

Prosecutors expressed disappointment with the lesser verdict in the case.

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