I believe Lennie Small is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The first piece of evidence is that Lennie knows what is right and wrong. Lennie tried to cover up Curly’s wife’s dead body after he snapped her neck, and the puppy after he squeezed it’s head. This shows that he understands what is wrong and right. The second piece of evidence that Lennie is guilty is that he can make decisions for himself. When Lennie is petting the dead mouse at the beginning of the book and George finds out about it, Lennie hesitates before giving it to George. This occurs again when Lennie is crushing Curly’s hand. My last piece of evidence is that Lennie has had a previous accident. Lennie grabbed a woman's dress and held onto it. Lennie didn’t let go till