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Revised Statutes
TITLE 14 - Criminal Law
RS 14:29 - Homicide
LA Rev Stat § 14:29 (2015) What's This?
PART II. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
SUBPART A. HOMICIDE
§29. Homicide
Homicide is the killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable omission of another. Criminal homicide is of five grades:
(1) First degree murder.
(2) Second degree murder.
(3) Manslaughter.
(4) Negligent homicide.
(5) Vehicular homicide.
Amended by Acts 1973, No. 110, §1; Acts 1978, No. 393, §1; Acts 1983, No. 635, §1.
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