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Manslaughter 1st Degree
Manslaughter 1st Degree (Felony)
- Statutory Authority. | Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 711; | Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 715.
- Jury Instructions. | Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instruction CR 4-94.
- First Offense Punishment.
- Subsequent Punishment.
- Standard Bonds.
- | Tulsa Bond Schedule. $50,000.00.
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Oklahoma Criminal Law
Homicide is manslaughter in the first degree in the following cases:
- When perpetrated without a design to effect death by a person while engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor.
- When perpetrated without a design to effect death, and in a heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a dangerous weapon; unless it is committed under such circumstances as constitute excusable or justifiable homicide.
- When perpetrated unnecessarily either while resisting an attempt by the person killed to commit a crime, or after such attempt shall have failed.
Punishment Any person guilty of manslaughter in the first degree shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not less than four (4) years.
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