§ 1120. — Murder by escaped prisoners.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1120]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 51--HOMICIDE
Sec. 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, Sec. 60012(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 1973; amended Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 601(c)(2), Oct. 11,
1996, 110 Stat. 3499.)
Amendments
1996--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 104-294 substituted ``Federal
correctional institution'' for ``Federal prison''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 14135a.
