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–424– -424§ 332. Definition of battery; punishment (a) A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. (b) Whoever commits a battery shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 333. Assault with caustic chemical Whoever willfully and maliciously places or throws, or causes to be placed or thrown, upon the person or another any vitriol, corrosive acid or caustic chemical of any nature with the intent to injure the flesh or disfigure the body of the person shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 14 years. § 334. Assault with deadly weapon Whoever commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years, or both. § 335. Assault with intent to murder Whoever assaults another with intent to commit murder shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 20 years. § 336. Administering poison Whoever, with intent to kill, administers or causes or procures to be administered to another, any poison or other noxious or destructive substance or liquid, but by which death is not caused, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 20 years. § 337. Assaults with intent to commit certain felonies Whoever assaults another with intent to commit rape, sodomy, mayhem, robbery or grand larceny, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 14 years. § 338. Assaults with intent to commit other felonies Whoever assaults another with intent to commit a felony, other than murder and the felonies enumerated in section 337 of this title, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than one year, or both. § 339. Administering stupefying agent to assist in commission of felony Whoever administers to another any chloroform, ether, laudanum or other narcotic anesthetic or intoxicating agent, with intent thereby to enable or assist himself or any other person to commit a felony, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more thanfiveyears, or both. CHAPTER 15—ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT OFFENSES GENERALLY Sec. 371. Penalties for attempts to commit offenses. 872. Prosecution for attempt although offense completed. 373. Commission of ofFense in unsuccessful attempt to commit another.

§ 37L Penalties for attempts to commit offenses (a) Whoever attempts to commit an offense, but fails or is prevented or intercepted m the perpetration thereof, if another provision is not made by law for the punishment of the attempt, is punishable as follows: (1) if the offense so attempted is one for which a maximum sentence is not fixed by law or for which the law provides for maximum sentence of life imprisonment or sentence of death, the

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