{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.023","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.023","heading":"Voluntary manslaughter, penalty — under influence of sudden passion, defendant's burden to inject.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of voluntary manslaughter if he or she:\n(1) Causes the death of another person under circumstances that would constitute murder in the second degree under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 565.021, except that he or she caused the death under the influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause; or\n(2) Knowingly assists another in the commission of self-murder.\n2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.\n3. The offense of voluntary manslaughter is a class B felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 565 - Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=565.023","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"4be6cdaf0667e5b333204703a8ea3da8b014b91d2d7cfcc41f8012023234169d","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.021","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-565.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}