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New Mexico · Through 2024-04-26

20-12-50: Manslaughter.

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  1. Chapter 20 - Military Affairs
  2. ARTICLE 12 Code of Military Justice

A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 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 Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 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 Subsection D of Section 20-12-49 NMSA 1978, directly affecting the person;

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

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