Murder (Cuban law)
Murder in Cuba is classified into three major categories: murder with special circumstances, murder, and manslaughter.
Categories
Murder with Special Circumstances
Murder with special circumstances is:
- the murder of president, vice president, politician, police officer, military personnel, or children under the age of 14;
- murder committed along with any violent felony of kidnapping, robbery, arson, or burglary;
- murder of multiple persons.
It is punishable with life imprisonment or death penalty.
Murder
Premeditated or non-premeditated intentional murder is punishable with life imprisonment.
Manslaughter
Manslaughter defines non-intentional homicide. It is punishable with between 7 and 25 years in prison.
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