| United States - Law - 1989 - 1428 pages
...is punishable by life Imprisonment or 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... | |
| United States. National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws - Criminal law - 1971 - 400 pages
...pending appeal or certiorari after conviction of any crime. Otherwise it is a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Defense. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant was prevented from appearing at the specified time and place by circumstances to the creation of which... | |
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