21-5404. Voluntary manslaughter. (a) Voluntary manslaughter is knowingly killing a human being committed:
(1) Upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion; or
(2) upon an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified use of deadly force under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5222, 21-5223 or 21-5225, and amendments thereto.
(b) Voluntary manslaughter is a severity level 3, person felony.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 39; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 17; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Crimes And Punishments
Article 54 - Crimes Against Persons
21-5402 Murder in the first degree.
21-5403 Murder in the second degree.
21-5404 Voluntary manslaughter.
21-5405 Involuntary manslaughter.
21-5408 Kidnapping; aggravated kidnapping.
21-5409 Interference with parental custody; aggravated interference with parental custody.
21-5410 Interference with custody of a committed person.
21-5414 Domestic battery; aggravated domestic battery.
21-5415 Criminal threat; aggravated criminal threat.
21-5416 Mistreatment of a confined person.
21-5417 Mistreatment of a dependent adult; mistreatment of an elder person.
21-5419 Application of certain crimes to an unborn child.
21-5420 Robbery; aggravated robbery.
21-5422 Illegal use of weapons of mass destruction.
21-5423 Furtherance of terrorism or illegal use of weapons of mass destruction.
21-5424 Exposing another to a life threatening communicable disease.
21-5425 Unlawful administration of a substance.
21-5426 Human trafficking; aggravated human trafficking.
21-5430 Distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death.