18 U.S.C. § 1118
Murder by a Federal prisoner
“Federal correctional institution” means any Federal prison, Federal correctional facility, Federal community program center, or Federal halfway house.
“murder” means a first degree or second degree murder (as defined in section 1111).
“term of life imprisonment” means a sentence for the term of natural life, a sentence commuted to natural life, an indeterminate term of a minimum of at least fifteen years and a maximum of life, or an unexecuted sentence of death.
Another section 1118 was renumbered section 1122 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: United States v. Agofsky, 458 F.3d 369 (5th Cir. 2006).
United States v. Agofsky, 458 F.3d 369 (5th Cir. 2006). “Count 1 of the indictment charged Agofsky with premeditated murder by a federal prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1118 , 1111 (2000 & 2003 Supp.”
Anthony George Battle v. United States, 419 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 2005). “In November 1995, a grand jury indicted Battle for murder under 18 U.S.C. § 1118 . The next month Battle filed a notice to rely on an insanity defense; the government noticed its intent to seek the death penalty in July 1996.”
United States v. Agofsky, 516 F.3d 280 (5th Cir. 2008). “Count I of the indictment charged Agofsky with premeditated murder by a federal prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1118 , 1111 (2000 & 2003 Supp.”
United States v. Polizzi, 549 F. Supp. 2d 308 (E.D.N.Y. 2008). “§ 1116 First degree murder of foreign officials, official guests, or Death or Life internationally protected persons 18 U.S.C. § 1118 Murder in a federal correctional facility by inmate sen- Death or life tenced to a term of life imprisonment *490 18 U.”
United States v. Wesley Coonce, Jr., 932 F.3d 623 (8th Cir. 2019). “§§ 1111 and 2, and one count of murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1118 . The indictment included special findings of the statutory factors under 18 U.”
United States v. Cleveland White Feather, 768 F.3d 735 (7th Cir. 2014). “White Feather was charged with murder by a federal prisoner, see 18 U.S.C. § 1118 , and before trial the government moved to preclude him from offering a defense of self-defense.”
United States v. Battle, 173 F.3d 1343 (11th Cir. 1999). “EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge: Defendant, Anthony George Battle, appeals his conviction and sentence of death for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1118 as a federal *1345 inmate serving a life sentence who murdered a correctional officer.”
United States v. Battle, 264 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (N.D. Ga. 2003). “INTRODUCTION On November 21, 1995, Defendant was charged in a indictment with the murder of D’Antonio Washington, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1118 . The indictment charged that: [o]n or about December 21, 1994, [Defendant] while confined in a federal correctional institution,…”
United States v. Hammer, 25 F. Supp. 2d 518 (M.D. Pa. 1998). “Count II charged Hammer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1118 with murder by a federal inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment.”
United States v. David Paul Hammer, 226 F.3d 229 (3d Cir. 2000). “§ 1111 (first degree *231 murder within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States) and 18 U.S.C. § 1118 (murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence).”
United States v. Andrews, 2 F. Supp. 3d 847 (N.D. W. Va. 2014). “On October 2, 2012, a grand jury indicted the defendants on charges of murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1118 (Count One), and second degree murder within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, in…”
United States v. Hausa, 258 F. Supp. 3d 265 (E.D.N.Y. 2017). “§ 1114 (murder of federal law enforcement officials); 18 U.S.C. § 1118 (murder by a federal prisoner); 18 U.”
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