Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Offenses (Ch. 565–575)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crimes) § 565.023: Voluntary manslaughter, penalty
What this law says, in plain English
Voluntary manslaughter occurs when someone causes another's death under circumstances that would constitute second-degree murder, but acted under sudden passion from adequate cause, or knowingly assists another's suicide. It is classified as a class B felony.
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