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2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 507 CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
507.030 Manslaughter in the first degree.


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507.030 Manslaughter in the first degree. (1) (2) A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when: (a) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; or (b) With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person under circumstances which do not constitute murder because he acts under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance, as defined in subsection (1)(a) of KRS 507.020. Manslaughter in the first degree is a Class B felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 62, effective January 1, 1975.
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