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11 Del. C. § 632 (2026)

Manslaughter; class B felony

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A person is guilty of manslaughter when:

(1) The person recklessly causes the death of another person; or

(2) With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person the person causes the death of such person, employing means which would to a reasonable person in the defendant’s situation, knowing the facts known to the defendant, seem likely to cause death; or

(3) The person intentionally causes the death of another person under circumstances which do not constitute murder because the person acts under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance; or

(4) [Repealed.]

(5) The person intentionally causes another person to commit suicide.

Manslaughter is a class B felony.

11 Del. C. 1953, §  632;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 200, § 1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Fuentes v. State, 349 A.2d 1 (Del. 1975).
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Fuentes v. State, 349 A.2d 1 (Del. 1975). “11 Del.C. § 632 provides: “§ 632. Manslaughter; class B felony.”
Bailey v. State, 352 A.2d 411 (Del. 1976). “DUFFY, Justice: Defendant was convicted in the Superior Court of manslaughter, 11 Del.C. § 632, and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, 11 Del.”
Hinckle v. State, 189 A.2d 432 (Del. 1963). “, petit larceny (11 Del.C. § 632), embezzlement of less than $100 (11 Del.”
Eaton v. State, 363 A.2d 440 (Del. 1976). “The accused must further prove by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a reasonable explanation or excuse for the existence of the extreme emotional distress.”
Prince v. State (Del. 2019). · cites it 5× “24 because “the victim is still alive and there is nothing under [11 Del. C. § 632] which states Attempted Manslaughter is in use if the victim is still alive.”
State v. Reed (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “6 11 Del. C. § 632. 7 Super. Ct. Crim. R. 11.”
State v. Schaeffer-Patton (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “For example, the manslaughter statute, 11 Del. C. § 632, reads “[w]ith intent to cause serious physical injury to another person the person causes the death of such person, employing means which would to a reasonable person in the defendant's situation, knowing the facts known…”
El-Abbadi v. State (Del. 2024). · cites it 2× “”75 Manslaughter, a class B felony, defined in 11 Del. C. § 632(1), requires that a person recklessly causes the death of another person.”
Wright v. State (Del. 2019). “”), with 11 Del. C. § 632 (“A person is guilty of manslaughter when: (1) The person recklessly causes the death of another person .”
State v. Goodwin (Del. Super. Ct. 2019). “*? It is clear to the Court that there is no factual basis for Goodwin’s implied claim that his trial counsel misled him 11 Del. C. §§ 632, 4205(b)(2). 31 App. to Mem.”
State v. Kirk (Del. Super. Ct. 2019). “Although the State conceded in its response briefing that the Williams decision required that the foregoing convictions be vacated, the State also argued that the appropriate remedy was to modify Kirk’s judgment and convict him of the lesser included offenses of Manslaughter (3…”
State v. Russell (Del. Super. Ct. 2020). “The first 5 years at Level V are mandatory pursuant to 11 Del. C. §§ 632, 1447A. Probation is concurrent.”
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— 11 Del. C. § 632(1) — 1 case
El-Abbadi v. State (Del. 2024). “”75 Manslaughter, a class B felony, defined in 11 Del. C. § 632(1), requires that a person recklessly causes the death of another person.”
— 11 Del. C. § 632(3) — 3 cases
Eaton v. State, 363 A.2d 440 (Del. 1976). “The accused must further prove by a preponderance of the evidence that there is a reasonable explanation or excuse for the existence of the extreme emotional distress.”
Prince v. State (Del. 2019). “24 because “the victim is still alive and there is nothing under [11 Del. C. § 632] which states Attempted Manslaughter is in use if the victim is still alive.”
Ortiz v. Coupe (D. Del. 2021).
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