2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 20 - Military Affairs
Article 12 - Code of Military Justice
Section 20-12-50 - Manslaughter.
20-12-50. Manslaughter.
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.
History: 1978 Comp., 20-12-50, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, 49.
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