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§ 2-207. Manslaughter

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Homicide
Subtitle 2. Murder and Manslaughter
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 2-207
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 387; MD CODE Art. 27, § 387A
§ 2-207. Manslaughter
Currentness
Penalty
(a) A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to:
(1) imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; or
(2) imprisonment in a local correctional facility not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
Spousal adultery not a mitigating factor
(b) The discovery of one's spouse engaged in sexual intercourse with another does not constitute legally adequate provocation for the purpose of mitigating a killing from the crime of murder to voluntary manslaughter even though the killing was provoked by that discovery.
Another person's race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation
(c) The discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person's race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 369, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 387, 387A.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 2-207, MD CRIM LAW § 2-207
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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