10 U.S.C. § 918 : US Code - Section 918: Art. 118. Murder

Search 10 U.S.C. § 918 : US Code - Section 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.