Title 18 of the U.S. Code § 1117 - Conspiracy to murder
Full text of § 1117 from Title 18 of the United States Code.
§ 1117. Conspiracy to murder
If two or more persons conspire to violate section 1111, 1114, 1116, or 1119 of this title, and one or more of such persons do any overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
(Added Pub. L. 92–539, title I, §101, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1071; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60009(b)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1972.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "1116, or 1119" for "or 1116".
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