Section 18-5003 - CANNIBALISM DEFINED — PUNISHMENT.

ID Code § 18-5003 (2019) (N/A)
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18-5003. CANNIBALISM DEFINED — PUNISHMENT. (1) Any person who wilfully ingests the flesh or blood of a human being is guilty of cannibalism.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of the provisions of this section that the action was taken under extreme life-threatening conditions as the only apparent means of survival.

(3) Cannibalism is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding fourteen (14) years.

History:

[18-5003, added 1990, ch. 210, sec. 2, p. 468.]