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U.S. Sentencing Guidelines › Voluntary Manslaughter

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(a) Base Offense Level: 29 Commentary Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1112, 1841(a)(2)(C), 2199, 2291, 2332b(a)(1). For additional statutory provision(s), see Appendix A (Statutory Index). Historical Note Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 2002 (amendment 637); November 1, 2004 (amendment 663); November 1, 2006 (amendment 685); November 1, 2007 (amendment 699).

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