10 U.S.C. § 919
Section 919 · Art. 119. Manslaughter
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 173 court decisions — leading case Kinsella v. United States Ex Rel. Singleton (1960)
Most recently applied in United States v. Bennitt (April 2015)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 10 U.S.C. § 918 · 10 U.S.C. § 866 · 10 U.S.C. § 934
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
919(b) 50:713(a).50:713(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 119), 64 Stat. 140. The word “named” is substituted for the word “specified”.
Cross References
Article to be explained, see section 937 of this title.
Burglary when intending to commit offense punishable under this section, see section 929 of this title.
Federal offense, see section 1112 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Statute of limitations, see section 843 of this title.