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Voluntary manslaughter is defined as an intentional killing, where the defendant had no intent to kill prior to the death or killing of someone. Such as a killing in the heat of passion. The circumstances leading to the killing must be an event that would cause a reasonable person to become emotionally or mentally disturbed. If not, then the defendant may be charged with a first-degree or second-degree murder. (Samaha, 2013).
Bruce could be charged with voluntary manslaughter in this case. In common law, the requirements for heat-of-passion manslaughter is that there must be a provocation, the killing must have been in the heat of passion and it must have been a sudden heat of passion before the cool down to think

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