2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 14 - Crimes
Chapter 45 - Homicide
§ 924. Manslaughter defined and classified
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 14, § 924 (2019)
- Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. It is of two kinds—
(1) voluntary; upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion; or
(2) involuntary; in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the culpable omission of some legal duty; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection.
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