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§ 1120. Murder by escaped prisoners

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
State In force
Department United States Congress
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§ 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.

(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

Amendments

1996—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104–294 substituted “Federal correctional institution” for “Federal prison”.

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