Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-711
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Manslaughter in the first degree defined
Official statutory text
Homicide, a Class A2 felony offense, is manslaughter in the
first degree in the following cases:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 309
1. When perpetrated without a design to effect death by a
person while engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor;
2. When perpetrated without a design to effect death, and in a
heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a
dangerous weapon; unless it is committed under such circumstances as
constitute excusable or justifiable homicide;
3. When perpetrated unnecessarily either while resisting an
attempt by the person killed to commit a crime, or after such
attempt shall have failed.
first degree in the following cases:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 309
1. When perpetrated without a design to effect death by a
person while engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor;
2. When perpetrated without a design to effect death, and in a
heat of passion, but in a cruel and unusual manner, or by means of a
dangerous weapon; unless it is committed under such circumstances as
constitute excusable or justifiable homicide;
3. When perpetrated unnecessarily either while resisting an
attempt by the person killed to commit a crime, or after such
attempt shall have failed.
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