18 U.S.C. § 1112
Section 1112 · Manslaughter
Current version, with additions and removals from the September 13, 1994 version.
(a) Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. It is of two kinds:
(a) Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice. It is of two kinds:
Voluntary—Upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
Voluntary—Upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion.
Involuntary—In the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, or in the commission in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection, of a lawful act which might produce death.
Involuntary—In the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, or in the commission in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection, of a lawful act which might produce death.
(b) Within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
(b) Within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States,