Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 2.djvu/978

 98 STAT. 2138

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984 PART B—SOLICITATION TO COMMIT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE

SEC. 1003. (a) Chapter 19 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 18 USC 373.

"§ 373. Solicitation to commit a crime of violence "(a) Whoever, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another in violation of the laws of the United States, and under circumstances strongly corroborative of that intent, solicits, commands, induces, or otherwise endeavors to persuade such other person to engage in such conduct, shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or fined not more than one-half of the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the crime solicited, or both; or if the crime solicited is punishable by death, shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty years. "(b) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal intent, the defendant prevented the commission of the crime solicited. A renunciation is not 'voluntary and complete' if it is motivated in whole or in part by a decision to postpone the commission of the crime until another time or to substitute another victim or another but similar objective. If the defendant raises the affirmative defense at trial, the defendant has the burden of proving the defense by a preponderance of the evidence. "(c) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person solicited could not be convicted of the crime because he lacked the state of mind required for its commission, because he was incompetent or irresponsible, or because he is immune from prosecution or is not subject to prosecution.". (b) The analysis at the beginning of chapter 19 of title 18 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 372 the following: "373. Solicitation to commit a crime of violence.". PART C—FELONY-MURDER RULE

SEC. 1004. Section 1111 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding after the word "arson" the words "escape, murder, kidnaping, treason, espionage, sabotage,". PART D—MANDATORY PENALTY FOR USE OF A FIREARM DURING A FEDERAL CRIME OF VIOLENCE

18 USC 924.

SEC. 1005. (a) Subsection (c) of section 924 of title 18 is amended to read as follows: "(c) Whoever, during and in relation to any crime of violence, including a crime of violence which provides for an enhanced punishment if committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or device, for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, uses or carries a firearm, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such crime of violence, be sentenced to imprisonment for five years. In the case of his second or subsequent conviction under this subsection, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for ten years. Notwithstanding any other provision of

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