Pub. L. 103-322, tit. VI, sec. 60012 (as amended)

MURDER BY ESCAPED PRISONERS.

Year: 2022Length: 130 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 60012. MURDER BY ESCAPED PRISONERS. (a) In General.—Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 60009(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 1120. Murder by escaped prisoners “(a) Definition.—In this section, ‘Federal prison’ and ‘term of life imprisonment’ have the meanings stated in section 1118. “(b) Offense and Penalty.—A person, having escaped from a Federal prison 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.” . (b) Technical Amendment.—The chapter analysis for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 60009(b)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “1120. Murder by escaped prisoners.” .
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