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Originally Posted by valkyrie
How is it "manslaughter" if the person is still alive? Wouldn't that be pre-slaughter, which is almost as awesome as pre-pregnant?
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Voluntary manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter arises in cases where the defendant may have an intent to cause death or serious injury, but the potential liability for murder is mitigated by the circumstances and state of mind. The most common example is the so-called heat of passion killing, such as where the defendant is provoked into a loss of control by unexpectedly finding a spouse in the arms of a lover or witnessing an attack against his or her child.
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In looking up a few articles, others have also been charged with "assault with a deadly weapon".
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