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  2. Manslaughter (United States law) - Wikipedia

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    Definitions can vary among jurisdictions, but manslaughter is invariably the act of causing the death of another person in a manner less culpable than murder. Three types of unlawful killings constitute manslaughter. First, there is voluntary manslaughter which is an intentional homicide committed in "sudden heat of passion" as the result of ...

  3. Homicide in English law - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, it may be "constructive" or "unlawful act" manslaughter, where a lesser but inherently criminal and dangerous act has caused the death. Alternatively, manslaughter may be caused by gross negligence , where the defendant has broken a duty of care over the victim, where that breach has led to the death, and is sufficiently gross as to ...

  4. Manslaughter in English law - Wikipedia

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    Note the aggravated form of criminal damage with intent to endanger life under section 1(2) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 which could provide the unlawful act if the damage actually causes death. But R v Carey, C and F [28] limits the scope of unlawful act manslaughter. An argument became violent and the first defendant punched and kicked one ...

  5. Manslaughter - Wikipedia

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    There are two categories of involuntary manslaughter at common law: manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act and manslaughter by criminal negligence. The authority for the actus reus and mens rea of involuntary manslaughter by an unlawful and dangerous act is the High Court of Australia case of Wilson v R. [31]

  6. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

  7. Justifiable homicide - Wikipedia

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    According to Black's Law Dictionary justifiable homicide applies to the blameless killing of a person, such as in self-defense. [1]The term "legal intervention" is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. [2]

  8. Suspect in death of Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said ...

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    A 44-year-old Southfield man is facing charges of murder and a slew of other felonies in the death of 23-year-old Melvindale police officer Mohamed Said following an arraignment.. Michael Lopez ...

  9. Homicide - Wikipedia

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    Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person.A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1]