Sec. 3. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) kills another human being; or
(2) except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, kills a fetus in any stage of development;
while acting under sudden heat commits voluntary manslaughter, a Level 2 felony.
(b) The existence of sudden heat is a mitigating factor that reduces what otherwise would be murder under section 1(1) of this chapter to voluntary manslaughter.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.27; P.L.321-1987, SEC.1; P.L.261-1997, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.413; P.L.203-2018, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 42. Offenses Against the Person
35-42-1-1.5. Dealing in a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death
35-42-1-2.5. Assisting Suicide
35-42-1-3. Voluntary Manslaughter
35-42-1-4. Involuntary Manslaughter
35-42-1-6-b. Feticide; Exemptions
35-42-1-6.5. Application of Certain Sections of the Chapter
35-42-1-6.5-b. Application of Certain Sections of the Chapter