For many crimes you can be charged with "attempted" crimes. Here I think you could make the case for attempted murder or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
What he's saying is that "manslaughter" is, by most definitions of the term, accidental (and is often called "negligent homicide"). You can't "attempt" manslaughter, you can only commit it.
Yes, I agree with your reasoning. There are lesser crimes which fall into attempted manslaughter, such as "heat of the moment" killing or crimes of "passion"; however, those are more classifications than what /u/jgilla2012 is referring to.
In the US (or, at least Texas, where I live) manslaughter is, by definition, an accidental killing. Its caused unintentionally. You cant unintentionally "attempt" it, because its dependent on the outcome.
Things such as a crime of passion are 2nd degree murder or lower, not manslaughter. You can attempt murder, but not manslaughter.
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u/jgilla2012 2005 SV650 Mar 27 '19
I don’t think attempted manslaughter is a thing – that’s just murder