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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 51— HOMICIDE · § 1120

§ 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.
(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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  • Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60012(a)
  • 108 Stat. 1973
  • Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(c)(2)
  • 110 Stat. 3499
  • Pub. L. 104–294
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§ 1120
Murder by escaped prisoners
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60012(a)
Stat.108 Stat. 1973
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(c)(2)
Stat.110 Stat. 3499
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–294
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