2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5924.119. Manslaughter.
(A) Any person subject to this code who, with an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being in the heat of sudden passion caused by adequate provocation is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(B) Any person subject to this code who, without an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being:
(1) By culpable negligence; or
(2) While perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate an offense, other than those named in division (D) of section 5924.118 of the Revised Code, directly affecting the person;
is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
HISTORY: 129 v 1123(1155). Eff 10-10-61.
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