§ 919 - Art. 119. Manslaughter

CHAPTER 47— UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X— PUNITIVE ARTICLES

(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—

(b)(1) by culpable negligence; or

(b)(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;

(b) is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 919(a)919(b)50:713(a).50:713(b).May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 119), 64 Stat. 140.

The word “named” is substituted for the word “specified”.