10 U.S.C. § 918
Section 918 · Art. 118. Murder
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 19, 2014 version.
Current — December 22, 2023
As of December 19, 2014
Any person subject to this chapter who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he—
Any person subject to this chapter who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when such person—
(1)
has a premeditated design to kill;
(1)
has a premeditated design to kill;
(2)
intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm;
(2)
intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm;
(3)
is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to another and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or
(3)
is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to another and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or
(4) is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, forcible sodomy, rape, rape of a child, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual contact, sexual abuse of a child, robbery, or aggravated arson;
(4) is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, rape, rape of a child, sexual assault, sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual contact, sexual abuse of a child, robbery, or aggravated arson;
is guilty of murder, and shall suffer such punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under clause (1) or (4), he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.
is guilty of murder, and shall suffer such punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under clause (1) or (4), such person shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct, unless such person is otherwise sentenced in accordance with a plea agreement entered into between the parties under section 853a of this title (article 53a).