{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-18-220","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-18-220","heading":"Sentences for certain offenses committed in official detention -- death penalty.","body":"An offender convicted of having committed attempted deliberate homicide, aggravated assault, or aggravated kidnapping while in official detention, as defined in 45-2-101, shall, if the provisions of 46-1-401 have been complied with, be sentenced to death or life imprisonment as provided in 46-18-301 through 46-18-310.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 18. SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT","Part 2. Form of Sentence"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0200/0460-0180-0020-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:51Z","sha256":"a4c5b09bcc06273ac6978795f0f7a147557a074ed457f45af33879d343725c52","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-18-219","next":"us-mt/46-18-221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}