10 U.S.C. § 919 — Art. 119. Manslaughter

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Art. 119. Manslaughter

10 U.S.C. § 919

ChapterSUBCHAPTER X—PUNITIVE ARTICLES

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10 U.S.C. § 919.

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(a)Any person subject to this chapter who, with an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being in the heat of sudden passion caused by adequate provocation is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b)Any person subject to this chapter who, without an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being—

(1)by culpable negligence; or

(2)while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate an offense, other than those named in clause (4) of section 918 of this title (article 118), directly affecting the person; is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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(a) Any person subject to this chapter who, with an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being in the heat of sudden passion caused by adequate provocation is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who, without an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being—
(1) by culpable negligence; or
(2) while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate an offense, other than those named in clause (4) of section 918 of this title (article 118), directly affecting the person;
is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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History

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 73.)

Editorial Notes

The word "named" is substituted for the word "specified".

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