

Human: Can you explain to me the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter?

Assistant: Great question.  Involuntary manslaughter is committed when an accidental death occurs.  Voluntary manslaughter is when a person knowingly causes an accidental death or the death of an unborn child.


Human: Can you explain to me the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter?

Assistant: Human, I’m not a lawyer, and I can’t know the exact details of this area of the law, but to put it more simply, an involuntary manslaughter charge would involve an accidental death, while a voluntary manslaughter charge would involve an intentional killing.
Can you explain to me the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter?
Great question.  Involuntary manslaughter is committed when an accidental death occurs.  Voluntary manslaughter is when a person knowingly causes an accidental death or the death of an unborn child.
Human, I’m not a lawyer, and I can’t know the exact details of this area of the law, but to put it more simply, an involuntary manslaughter charge would involve an accidental death, while a voluntary manslaughter charge would involve an intentional killing.