What is a criminal homicide and what is a manslaughter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Salazar, H041724, H042227 (Cal. App. 2018):
"Criminal homicide is divided into two types: murder and manslaughter." (People v. Beltran (2013) 56 Cal.4th 935, 941.) Murder is the unlawful killing of a
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