FEDERAL · 18 U.S.C. · Chapter 51
Murder by escaped prisoners
18 U.S.C. § 1120
Title18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter51 — HOMICIDE
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18 U.S.C. § 1120.
Text
(a)Definition.—In this section, "Federal correctional institution" and "term of life imprisonment" have the meanings stated in section 1118.
(b)Offense and Penalty.—A person, having escaped from a Federal correctional institution where the person was confined under a sentence for a term of life imprisonment, kills another shall be punished as provided in sections 1111 and 1112.
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History
(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60012(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1973; amended Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(c)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3499.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "Federal correctional institution" for "Federal prison".
Amendments
1996—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "Federal correctional institution" for "Federal prison".
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