Voluntary manslaughter

(a) Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional or knowing killing of another in a state of passion produced by adequate provocation sufficient to lead a reasonable person to act in an irrational manner. (b) Voluntary manslaughter is a Class B felony. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-207 ; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4. (a) Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional or knowing killing of another in a state of passion produced by adequate provocation sufficient to lead a reasonable person to act in an irrational manner. (b) Voluntary manslaughter is a Class B felony. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-207 ; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4.