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

submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 117 words · no verdicts yet

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This section sets rules about Art. 119. Manslaughter. It states the duties, conditions, rights, or penalties that apply under those rules.

(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 must 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 must 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.

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

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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