§ 919. Art. 119. Manslaughter
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(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.)
The word “named” is substituted for the word “specified”.
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- Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 70A Stat. 73
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