SB2140

Mississippi SB2140 creates the crime of aggravated manslaughter and sets criminal penalties.

Mississippi SB2140 amends the Mississippi Code to establish the crime of aggravated manslaughter. This crime applies when a person is found guilty of manslaughter in circumstances where the killing, although without malice, was intentional and not accidental. The bill specifies that aggravated manslaughter occurs if the victim is a vulnerable adult, a senior citizen over 65, an individual with known physical or mental disabilities, or if the perpetrator has a prior conviction of a crime of violence. A conviction for aggravated manslaughter carries a prison term of 10 to 30 years.