- Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. It is of two kinds—
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(1) voluntary; upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion; or
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(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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