(1) A person commits criminal homicide if, without justification or excuse, the person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another human being.

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(2) ‘Criminal homicide’ is murder, manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide.

(3) ‘Human being’ means a person who has been born and was alive at the time of the criminal act. [1971 c.743 § 87; 2007 c.867 § 4]

[Amended by 1963 c.625 § 4; repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Amended by 1963 c.625; § 5; repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Repealed by 1963 c.431 § 1]

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Repealed by 1969 c.684 § 17]

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]

[Amended by 1953 c.676 § 2; repealed by 1957 c.396 § 1 (163.091 enacted in lieu of 163.090)]

[1957 c.396 § 2 (enacted in lieu of 163.090); repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]