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Crim law (Homicide (Unintentional (Involuntary Manslaughter (states can…

- - - - after reckless conduct reflecting extreme indifference to Human life
    - - Manslaughter
        
        reasonable force?
        
        Adultery
        
        dont have to see actual adultery
        
        just see the conditions to demonstrate absolute certainty that they commited
        
        in some jurisdictions, its actually justified (Georgia and Texas)
        
        special case. its a crime of passion (don't apply the test for provocation)
        
        Cool down period
        
        objective: did a reasonable person have cooled?
        
        subjective: is this defendant still inflamed
        
        mens rea?
      - provocation (heat of passion)
        
        GR: can't be words alone
        
        in order of strength: battery/ contact, mutual combat, threat
        
        1 provocation sufficient to cause reasonable person to lose control
        
        subject was actually acting in passion (subjective)
        
        consider things like emotional maturity, sensitivity,
        
        accumulation is not enough (Gounagias: repeated taunting about rape)
  - - - common law duty: arrises to gross negligence
      - states can lower, state v Williams: used ordinary negligence
        
        some states create separate negligent manslaughter
    - - murder committed with extreme indifference to human life (reckless std)
- - - - anything goes, ask jury to decide if a circumstance is enough
      - allows for more cases to be argued as manslaughter