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18 Pa.C.S. § 2501 Criminal homicide
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(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of criminal homicide if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being. (b) Classification.--Criminal homicide shall be classified as murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaught…
18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 Murder
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(a) Murder of the first degree.--A criminal homicide constitutes murder of the first degree when it is committed by an intentional killing. (b) Murder of the second degree.--A criminal homicide constitutes murder of the second degree when it is committed while defendant was engag…
18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 Voluntary manslaughter
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(a) General rule.--A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits voluntary manslaughter if at the time of the killing he is acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by: (1) the individual killed; or (2) another whom the …
18 Pa.C.S. § 2504 Involuntary manslaughter
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(a) General rule.--A person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter when as a direct result of the doing of an unlawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, or the doing of a lawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, he causes the death of another person. (b) …