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Voluntary Manslaughter in California

Difference Between Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter Voluntary manslaughter is when you kill somebody in the heat of passion or a sudden quarrel without prior motive. In such cases, the prosecutors very rarely charge a suspect with voluntary manslaughter in the first instance. What happens is that the prosecutor charges the defendant with murder. The defendant […]

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