Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes — Oregon Criminal Code (Ch. 161–167)
ORS (Criminal Code) § 163.118: Manslaughter in the first degree
What this law says, in plain English
Manslaughter in the first degree is a Class A felony covering criminal homicide committed recklessly with extreme indifference to human life, intentionally under extreme emotional disturbance, through child/dependent neglect with prior assault patterns, or by impaired drivers with multiple prior DUI or assault convictions.
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