18 U.S.C. § 34
Penalty when death results
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)
“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)
“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)
“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)
“" 18 U.S.C. § 34 (1988). In 1994, both § 844(i) and § 34 were amended.”
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
“§ 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)
“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)
“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)
“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)
“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)
“§ 844 (i) and 18 U.S.C. § 34 , as § 34 existed prior to being amended in 1994.”
United States v. Marshall Dewayne Williams (1985)
“§ 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)
“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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