18 U.S.C. § 1120

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1120 - Murder by escaped prisoners

(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.

18 U.S.C. § 1120

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

AMENDMENTS1996-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104-294 substituted "Federal correctional institution" for "Federal prison".