Two different legal categories of homicide are manslaughter and first and second degree murder. The charge manslaughter is for instances where the accused didn't plan the crime.
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Homicide categories include:
Murder and Manslaughter
1st Degree Murder is the killing of another person, with a plan to do so.
2nd Degree Murder is the killing of another person, but without any plan to do so.
Manslaughter is a person who commits the crime but does not intend to kill the victim.
