(a)   A person who commits manslaughter is guilty of a felony and on
conviction is subject to:
    (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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