U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces

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§ 919. Art. 119. Manslaughter

     (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.

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

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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".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

     This section is referred to in sections 929, 937 of this title.

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