Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 76A.djvu/524

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-428§ 468. Offering or giving bribe to witness Whoever: (1) gives, otters, or promises to give, to a witness or person about to be called as a witness, a bribe, upon an understanding or agreement that the testimony of the witness shall be thereby influenced; or (2) attempts by any other means fraudulently to induce a person to give false or withhold true testimony— shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. § 469. Solicitation or acceptance of bribe by witness Whoever, being a witness, or being about to become a witness, receives or oflfers to receive a bribe, upon an understanding or agreement that: (1) his testimony shall be influenced thereby; or (2) he will absent himself from the trial, proceeding, hearing, or inquiry upon which his testimony is required— shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both. CHAPTER 23—BURGLARY Sec. 501. 502. 503. 504. 505. 506. 507.

Definition of nighttime. Burglary generally. Burglary in the first degree. Burglary^ In the second degree. Burglary with explosives. Unlawful entry. ^ Possessing or making burglarious or other instruments.

§ 501. Definition of nighttime As used in this chapter, "nighttime" means the period between sunset and sunrise. § 502. Burglary generally Whoever, with intent to commit grand or petit larceny, or a felony, enters a house, room, apartment, tenement, shop, warehouse, store, bam, stable, outhouse, or other building, tent, vessel, railroad car, aircraft, or vehicle when the doors of the vehicle are locked, is guilty of burglary. § 503. Burglary in the first degree (a) Whoever: (1) commits a burglary in the nighttime; or (2) whether in the daytime or nighttime: (A) commits a burglary while armed with a dangerous weapon; or (B) while committing a burglary, arms himself with a dangerous weapon or assaults a person— is guilty of burglary in the first degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 15 years. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to burglary with explosives as defined by section 505 of this title. § 504. Burglary in the second degree Whoever commits a burglary in the daytime in circumstances not amounting to biirglary in the first degree or to burglary with explosives, is guilty of burglary in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years.