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 Murder without aggravating circumstances 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 List of murder laws by country
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