§1120. Murder by escaped prisoners
18 U.S.C. § 1120
Definition.— In this section, “Federal correctional institution” and “term of life imprisonment” have the meanings stated in section 1118.
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(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”.