18 U.S.C. § 34

Penalty when death results

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Whoever is convicted of any crime prohibited by this chapter, which has resulted in the death of any person, shall be subject also to the death penalty or to imprisonment for life.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case: United States v. Jackson
United States v. Jackson (1968) scotus · cites it 4× “540 (1956), 18 U. S. C. § 34 (emphasis added). The language of the aircraft-wrecking statute, 18 U.”
Jamal Abu Samak v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Medium (2014) ca11 · cites it 4× “At that time, 18 U.S.C. § 34 provided, “Whoever is convicted of any crime prohibited by this chapter, which has resulted in the death of any person, shall be subject also to the death penalty or to imprisonment for life, if the jury shall in its discretion so direct.”
United States v. Russell \Rusty\" Prevatte and Robert A. Soy" (1995) ca7 · cites it 6× “Second, the defendants contended that, under § 844(i), life sentences may be imposed only after a jury recommendation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 34 . We held that the first degree murder guideline was indeed applicable to the charged crimes.”
United States v. Grimes (1998) ca11 · cites it 4× “" 18 U.S.C. § 34 (1988). In 1994, both § 844(i) and § 34 were amended.”
Furman v. Georgia (1972) scotus · cites it 2× “§ 2031 ; or aircraft or motor vehicle destruction where death occurs, 18 U. S. C. § 34 ; or explosives offenses where death results, 18 U.”
People v. Contreras (2018) cal “3d 116 , 132 [taking maximized good-conduct credits into account in determining whether a sentence represented *295 a life term under the 18 U.S.C. § 34 ]; but see Johnson v. State (Fla.”
United States v. Russell Prevatte and Robert A. Soy (1994) ca7 · cites it 3× “In addition, they argue that under § 844(i), life sentences may be imposed only after a jury recommendation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 34 . We address each of these in turn.”
Torres v. United States (1998) ca2 · cites it 3× “After a guilty verdict was announced, the district court decided to submit the question of punishment to the jury and conducted a separate sentencing hearing to determine whether Torres should be sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 34 . Torres refused to…”
United States v. Yousef (2003) ca2 · cites it 3× “See 18 U.S.C. § 34 (1993), amended by Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Pub.”
United States v. Herbert Marvin Feinberg (1996) ca7 · cites it 2× “§ 844 (i) and 18 U.S.C. § 34 , as § 34 existed prior to being amended in 1994.”
United States v. Marshall Dewayne Williams (1985) ca5 · cites it 2× “§ 844 (i). The referenced section provides that a convicted defendant “shall be subject also to the death penalty or to imprisonment for life, if the jury shall in its discretion so direct____” 18 U.”
United States v. Robert A. Soy, Robert A. Soy v. United States (2005) ca7 · cites it 2× “We explained that 18 U.S.C. § 34 prevents a district court from imposing a life sentence without a jury recommendation.”
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