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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.321 (2026)

Manslaughter.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.321 Manslaughter.

Sec. 321.

    Manslaughter—Any person who shall commit the crime of manslaughter shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, not more than 15 years or by fine of not more than 7,500 dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.321

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 10 of Ch. 153 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 5720; CL 1871, § 7519; How., § 9084; CL 1897, § 11479; CL 1915, § 15201; and CL 1929, § 16717.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 612 cases (70 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: People v. Lockridge
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People v. Lockridge (2015) mich · cites it 7× “, concluded that there were factors not accounted for in scoring the guidelines, including a probation violation, killing his wife in front of their three children, leaving the children at home with their mother dead on the floor, and prior domestic violence.”
People v. Smith (2007) mich · cites it 12× “Although the holding in Mendoza pertained to common-law manslaughter under MCL 750.321, the Court of Appeals here assumed, without explanation, that Mendoza also somehow held that statutory involuntary manslaughter under MCL 750.”
People v. Reese (2012) mich · cites it 4× “3 MCL 750.321. 4 In addition to these charges, defendant was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and felony-firearm.”
Aldrich v. Bock (2004) mied · cites it 4× “BACKGROUND On November 2, 1998, after a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter committed with a motor vehicle, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.321 . On December 2, 1998, Petitioner, a habitual offender under Michigan law, was sentenced to 15-30…”
People v. Schaefer (2005) mich · cites it 4× “[8] MCL 750.321. [9] CJI2d 15.11 provided at the time: (1) The defendant is charged with the crime of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor .”
People v. Lardie (1996) mich · cites it 8× “§ 750.321; M.S.A. § 28.553. [21] The Legislature would likely have referred to the manslaughter statute for the penalty for the crime if it wished to codify the crime from the common law.”
People v. Aldrich (2001) michctapp · cites it 2× “§ 750.321. Following a jury trial, both defendants were convicted of involuntary manslaughter.”
People v. Holtschlag (2004) mich · cites it 4× “Unlike the majority, I believe that a defendant can be convicted of involuntary manslaughter when the committed act is a felony, but only when the felony does not naturally tend to cause death or great bodily harm.”
Landin v. Healthsource Saginaw, Inc. (2014) michctapp · cites it 3× “Noting an *527 unfortunate dearth of published binding caselaw on the precise issue “whether a termination of a medical professional’s employment violates public policy where the claimant can prove that the firing was in response to an internal complaint relative to concerns…”
People v. Mendoza (2003) mich · cites it 2× “§ 750.321, and careless, reckless, or negligent discharge of a firearm, M.”
People of Michigan v. Christopher Duran Head (2018) michctapp “*530 Defendant appeals as of right his jury trial convictions of involuntary manslaughter, MCL 750.321, second-degree child abuse, MCL 750.”
People v. Hawkins; People v. Scherf (2003) mich · cites it 2× “18 Relying on Sherbine, this Court further concluded that the blood test evidence had to be excluded because of the 15 MCL 750.321. 16 MCL 257.625(4). 17 MCL 752.”
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