Section 125.22. Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree  


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  • A  person  is  guilty  of  aggravated manslaughter in the first degree
      when:
        1. with intent to cause serious physical injury to a police officer or
      peace officer, where such officer was in the course of performing his or
      her official duties and the defendant knew  or  reasonably  should  have
      known  that  such  victim was a police officer or a peace officer, he or
      she causes the death of such officer or another police officer or  peace
      officer; or
        2.  with  intent  to  cause  the  death  of  a police officer or peace
      officer, where such officer was in the course of performing his  or  her
      official  duties  and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known
      that such victim was a police officer or peace officer, he or she causes
      the death of such officer or another police  officer  or  peace  officer
      under  circumstances  which  do  not constitute murder because he or she
      acts under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance, as defined in
      paragraph (a) of subdivision  one  of  section  125.25.  The  fact  that
      homicide   was  committed  under  the  influence  of  extreme  emotional
      disturbance constitutes a mitigating  circumstance  reducing  murder  to
      aggravated manslaughter in the first degree or manslaughter in the first
      degree  and  need  not be proved in any prosecution initiated under this
      subdivision.
        Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree is a class B felony.