Nevada § 200.070 - “Involuntary manslaughter” defined
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 200.070 — “Involuntary manslaughter” defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 200.070. “Involuntary manslaughter” defined
1. Except under the circumstances provided in NRS 484B.550 and 484B.653 , involuntary manslaughter is the killing of a human being, without any intent to
do so, in the commission of an unlawful act, or a lawful act which probably might
produce such a consequence in an unlawful manner, but where the involuntary killing
occurs in the commission of an unlawful act, which, in its consequences, naturally
tends to destroy the life of a human being, or is committed in the prosecution of
a felonious intent, the offense is murder. 2. Involuntary manslaughter does not include vehicular manslaughter as described in NRS 484B.657 .
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