Title 16, Chapter 5, Section 3
( 16-5-3)
(a) A person commits the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the
commission of an unlawful act when he causes the death of another
human being without any intention to do so by the commission of an
unlawful act other than a felony. A person who commits the offense
of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not
less than one year nor more than ten years. (b) A person commits the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the
commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner when he causes the
death of another human being without any intention to do so, by the
commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner likely to cause
death or great bodily harm. A person who commits the offense of
involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act in an
unlawful manner, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a
misdemeanor. |