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18 U.S. Code section 751 (Cornell LII)

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Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute publication of 18 U.S. Code section 751, the federal statute making it an offense to escape or attempt to escape from custody, graded by the type of custody involved.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
URL
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/751
Source Type
Organization Page
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Sources
18 U.S. Code section 751 (Cornell LII)
Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
  • Entity description, self-identification
    Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative
  • Publisher identification
    Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative
  • Reliability tier assignment
    Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative
  • Source-type classification
    Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative
  • Page address
    Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Offenses, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

General References

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