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Unlawful Act Manslaughter Manslaughter Generally 1 Unlawful Act Manslaughter 2 Unlawful act 2 it must be shown that the act was unlawful: - 2 the unlawful act must be criminal for some other reason simply than the fact that it has been negligently performed: 3 if the unlawful 'act' is an omission, even an intentional omission, again this cannot be treated as an unlawful act for the purposes of unlawful act manslaughter 3 Directed at another 4 Unlawful and Dangerous 5 Conclusion 6 Manslaughter Generally Manslaughter, like murder, is a common law offence, not defined by statute. It is a lesser offence than murder, both in the stigma attached and in the possible sentence as it involves a discretionary and not a mandatory life sentence. The offence of manslaughter is committed when the accused commits the actus reus of all homicide - causing the death of another - but has done so in circumstances which are regarded as less blameworthy than murder. Initially we can distinguish between voluntary and involuntary...

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