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§ 20-12-50 NMSA 1978

Manslaughter

1978 Comp., § 20-12-50, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 49.

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.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.