2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 14 - Crimes
Chapter 45 - Homicide
§ 926. Excusable homicide defined
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 14, § 926 (2019)
- Homicide is excusable—
(1) when committed by accident and misfortune, or in doing any lawful act by lawful means, with usual and ordinary caution, and without any unlawful intent; or
(2) when committed by accident and misfortune, in the heat of passion, upon any sudden and sufficient provocation, or upon a sudden combat, when no undue advantage is taken, nor any dangerous weapon used, and when the killing is not done in a cruel or unusual manner.
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