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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Compare murder and manslaughter.
- Define voluntary manslaughter.
- Ascertain the basis of an adequate provocation.
- Explain the concurrence of a voluntary manslaughter killing and the heat of passion.
- Compare voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.
- Describe the three types of involuntary manslaughter.
- Analyze manslaughter grading.
What distinguishes murder from manslaughter is the criminal intent element. Manslaughter is an unlawful killing without malice or murder intent. 1 The criminal act, causation, and harm elements of manslaughter and murder are fundamentally the same. Thus criminal intent is the only manslaughter offense element that is discussed in this section.
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