Criminal Law 

(1)   imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; or

(2)   imprisonment in a local correctional facility not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

(b)   The discovery of one’s spouse engaged in sexual intercourse with another does not constitute legally adequate provocation for the purpose of mitigating a killing from the crime of murder to voluntary manslaughter even though the killing was provoked by that discovery.

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Questions & Answers: Criminal Law

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See also:

Maryland Code > Criminal Law

U.S. Code Provisions: Criminal Law

U.S. Code > Title 18 - Crimes And Criminal Procedure