Del. Code 11, § 632 : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — Specific Offenses — Offenses Against The Person — Manslaughter; class B felony

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Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399

A person is guilty of manslaughter when:

(1) The person recklessly causes the death of another person; or
(2) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person the person causes the death of such person, employing means which would to a reasonable person in the defendant's situation, knowing the facts known to the defendant, seem likely to cause death; or
(3) The person intentionally causes the death of another person under circumstances which do not constitute murder because the person acts under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance; or
(4) The person commits upon a female an abortion which causes her death, unless such abortion is a therapeutic abortion and the death is not the result of reckless conduct; or
(5) The person intentionally causes another person to commit suicide.

Manslaughter is a class B felony.

Del. C. § 632
11 Del. C. 1953, § 632; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 2.;
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