§918. Art. 118. Murder

Any person subject to this chapter who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he-

(1) has a premeditated design to kill;

(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

(4) is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, 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.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72 ; Oct. 23, 1992, Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1066(b), 106 Stat. 2506 .)

The words "of this section" are omitted as surplusage.

Amendments

1992-Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–484 substituted "another" for "others".

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–484 effective Oct. 23, 1992, and applicable with respect to offenses committed on or after that date, see section 1067 of Pub. L. 102–484, set out as a note under section 803 of this title.

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 1111 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Federal retirement benefits, forfeiture upon conviction of offense described under this section, see section 8312 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Killing while engaged in other crime as manslaughter, see section 919 of this title.

Plea of guilty, prohibition against reception, see section 845 of this title.

Statute of limitations, see section 843 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 919, 929, 937 of this title.