Can a person be found guilty of voluntary manslaughter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ward, A129332 (Cal. App. 2011):
7.One can commit voluntary manslaughter either with an intent to kill or with a conscious disregard for life. (People v. Lasko (2000) 23 Cal.4th 101, 109-110; People v. Blakeley, supra, 23 Cal.4th 82, 91.)
8. The terms imposed on Counts Two and Three were stayed, and are not at issue in this appeal.
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