{"data":{"id":"us-nm/20-12-50","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"20-12-50","heading":"Manslaughter.","body":"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.\nB. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being:\n(1) by culpable negligence; or\n(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;\nis guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished 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":"82dbed3ceff4871fa4a8ff20adfb1a12b65a601837708a3ad9bd51b8415f0594","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/20-12-49","next":"us-nm/20-12-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}