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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 51 - Homicide
Sec. 1120 - Murder by escaped prisoners
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| 18 U.S.C. § 1120 (2022) |
| §1120. Murder by escaped prisoners |
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(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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(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.) |
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1996—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted "Federal correctional institution" for "Federal prison". |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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| Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 51 - HOMICIDE Sec. 1120 - Murder by escaped prisoners |
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| January 5, 2023 |
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| 108 Stat. 1973 110 Stat. 3499 |
| Public Law 103-322, Public Law 104-294 |
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