New Mexico § 20-12-49 Murder

New Mexico Statutes

§ 20-12-49 — Murder

New Mexico § 20-12-49

Ch. 20Military Affairs

Art. 12Code of Military Justice

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 20-12-49 (2026).

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Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he: A. has a premeditated design to kill; B. intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm; C. is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to others and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or D. is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, robbery or aggravated arson; is guilty of murder, and shall suffer punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under Subsection A or D of this section, he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.

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Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he: A. has a premeditated design to kill; B. intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm; C. is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to others and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or D. is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, robbery or aggravated arson; is guilty of murder, and shall suffer punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under Subsection A or D of this section, he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.