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 includes:
- murder of the president, vice president, a politician, police officer, any member of the military, or for children under the age of 14;
- murder committed in the commission of any violent felony, such as kidnapping, robbery, arson, or burglary; or
- murder of multiple persons.
Murder with special circumstances is punishable by a maximum term of life imprisonment, or by the death penalty.
Murder
Premeditated or non-premeditated intentional murder is punishable by a maximum term of 30 years.
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is non-intentional homicide. It is punishable by between 7 and 25 years in prison.
See also
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| Against property | ||
| Against the public |
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| Against justice | ||
| Against animals | ||
| Sexual offenses | ||
| Inchoate offenses | ||
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