{"data":{"id":"us-nm/20-12-49","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"20-12-49","heading":"Murder.","body":"Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he:\nA. has a premeditated design to kill;\nB. intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm;\nC. is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to others and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or\nD. is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, robbery or aggravated arson;\nis guilty of murder, and shall suffer punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under Subsection A or D of this section, he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.","path":["Chapter 20 - Military Affairs","ARTICLE 12 Code of Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18520/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"5067f6108d037159f179af6cc48c9657242ef879ba7768f732a78d4fbc95ce4d","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/20-12-48","next":"us-nm/20-12-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}