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92.3 Voluntary Manslaughter

    92.3.3 Voluntary Manslaughter: Defenses And Defense Theories

    92.3.3.1 Voluntary Manslaughter Based On Heat Of Passion/Hot Blooded Reaction To Provocation (See Defenses heat of passion)
    92.3.3.2 Voluntary Manslaughter: Applicability Of Self Defense And Defense Of Others
    92.3.3.3 Voluntary Manslaughter: Excuse
    92.3.3.4 Voluntary Manslaughter: Accident
    92.3.3.5 Voluntary Manslaughter: Mitigation
    92.3.3.6 Voluntary Manslaughter: Intoxication As Defense Theory
    92.3.3.7 Voluntary Manslaughter: Mental, Medical Or Physical Impairment Of Defendant
    92.3.3.8 Voluntary Manslaughter: Additional Defenses And Defense Theories


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    92.3.3.1    Voluntary Manslaughter Based On Heat Of Passion/Hot Blooded Reaction To Provocation

    See FORECITE National™ 255.3 [Heat Of Passion/Hot Blood, Provocation].


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    92.3.3.2    Voluntary Manslaughter: Applicability Of Self Defense And Defense Of Others

PRACTICE NOTE: As a general proposition, self-defense and the related defense of another are defenses to both murder and voluntary manslaughter. (See e.g., U.S. v. Branch (5th Cir. 1996) 91 F3d 699, 714 (reversed on other grounds in Castillo v. U.S. (2000) 530 US 120 [120 SCt 2090; 147 LEd2d 94]).)

    See generally FORECITE National™ 253.4 [Self Defense, Defense Of Others, Defense Of Property -- Complete].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.3    Voluntary Manslaughter: Excuse

    See FORECITE National™ Chapter 254 [Excuse: Duress/Coercion, Necessity, Choice Of Evils, Etc.].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.4    Voluntary Manslaughter: Accident

    See FORECITE National™ 252.2 [Accident].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.5    Voluntary Manslaughter: Mitigation

    See FORECITE National™ Chapter 255 [Mitigation Of Culpability By Partial Defense: Heat Of Passion, Imperfect Self Defense, Etc.].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.6    Voluntary Manslaughter: Intoxication As Defense Theory

    See FORECITE National™ 256.5 [Intoxication, Involuntary].

    See FORECITE National™ 256.6 [Intoxication, Voluntary].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.7    Voluntary Manslaughter: Mental, Medical Or Physical Impairment Of Defendant

    See FORECITE National™ 256.7 [Mental, Medical Or Physical Impairment Of Defendant].

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].


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    92.3.3.8    Voluntary Manslaughter: Additional Defenses And Defense Theories

PRACTICE NOTE: The defenses and defense theories discussed in this chapter are offered to provide ideas which may be helpful in developing a defense strategy and are not intended to be a complete checklist. Depending on the jurisdiction and the factual circumstances, other theories may be available. (See generally FORECITE National™ Volume 11: Affirmative Defenses And Defense Theories (Ch. 250-264).) For example, in any given case defensive theories may be available as to one or more of the basic elements of criminal liability. (See generally FORECITE National™ Volume 5: Basic Elements Of A Criminal Allegation And Defenses Thereto (Ch. 43-62).)

RESEARCH NOTES:

See generally, FORECITE National™ 305.13.1 [Manslaughter].

RELATED FEDERAL MODEL INSTRUCTIONS:

See FORECITE National™ 92.3.1.2 [Federal Circuit Model Instructions And Notes].