Indiana Statutes
§ 35-42-1-3 — Voluntary manslaughter
Indiana § 35-42-1-3
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(a)A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1)kills another human being; or
(2)except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, kills a fetus
in any stage of development;
while acting under sudden heat commits voluntary manslaughter, a
Level 2 felony.
(b)The existence of sudden heat is a mitigating factor that reduces
what otherwise would be murder under section 1(1) of this chapter to
voluntary manslaughter.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts
1977, P.L.340, SEC.27; P.L.321-1987, SEC.1; P.L.261-1997, SEC.4;
P.L.158-2013, SEC.413; P.L.203-2018, SEC.2.
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