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§ 6-2-105 — Manslaughter; penalty

Wyoming § 6-2-105
JurisdictionWyoming
Title 06Crimes and Offenses
Ch. 2OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
Art. 1HOMICIDE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-105 (2026).

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(a)A person is guilty of manslaughter if he unlawfully kills any human being without malice, expressed or implied, either:
(i)Voluntarily, upon a sudden heat of passion; or
(ii)Involuntarily, but recklessly except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6-2-106(b).
(b)Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, manslaughter is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than twenty (20) years.

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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and reunify the family is not required in any case in which the court determines any one (1) or more of the following by clear and convincing evidence: (i) The parental rights of the parent to any other child have been terminated involuntarily; (ii) The parent abandoned, chronically abused, tortured or sexually abused the child; (iii) The parent has been convicted of committing one (1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another child of that parent: (A) Sexual assault under W.S. 6-2-302 through 6-2-304; (B) Sexual battery under W.S. 6-2-313; (C) Sexual abuse of a minor under W.S. 6-2-314 through 6-2-317
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