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Criminal Law • Murder
CRIMLAW#012
Legal Definition
Involuntary manslaughter is a homicide committed without malice under one of 3 circumstances:
(1) criminal negligence; (2) during the commission of an unlawful act; or (3) defendant intended to inflict slight bodily injury but death results.
(1) criminal negligence; (2) during the commission of an unlawful act; or (3) defendant intended to inflict slight bodily injury but death results.
Plain English Explanation
"Involuntary manslaughter" is what the law calls situations resulting in someone being wrongfully killed, but not intentionally killed. Keeping in line with the theme of "killing people is bad, but killing people on purpose is more bad," involuntary manslaughter fits for those grey-areas where someone deserves punishment but isn't quite a murderer.
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