Manslaughter
United States Code
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- 2026United States v. Boylan 9th Cir.
- 2026United States v. Wilson 5th Cir.
- 2026United States v. Raymond Tetzlaff 8th Cir.
- 2026United States v. Samuel Sweeley 4th Cir.
- 2026United States v. Clayton Fire Thunder 8th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Holt 10th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Kirby 10th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Eagle 10th Cir.
- 2025United States v. JT Myore 8th Cir.
- 2025United States v. Robert Cottier 8th Cir.
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Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. It is of two kinds:Voluntary—Upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
Involuntary—In the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, or in the commission in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection, of a lawful act which might produce death. Within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,Whoever is guilty of voluntary manslaughter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both;
Whoever is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. (Source: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320102, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2109, 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 604(b)(13), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3507; Pub. L. 110–177, title II, § 207, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2538.))