Rizio and Nelson California Law Blog

Manslaughter Laws

Manslaughter is characterized as killing a person exclusive of premeditation or malice aforethought. The term “malice aforethought” indicates having a wicked intent preceding the killing. Like murder, there are different degrees of seriousness of manslaughter: voluntary and involuntary. A) Voluntary manslaughter is described as a killing upon a sudden fight or in the heat of passion. Voluntary...