In the Course of Committing Carjacking or Armed

Carjacking. An act shall be deemed “in the course of committing” the offense if it occurs in an attempt to commit the offense or flight after the attempt or commission. SOURCE: Added as § 37.52 by P.L. 32-116:1 (Feb. 10, 2014), codified by the Compiler as § 37.330. 2014 NOTE: This provision was codified as § 37.330 to maintain the Compiler’s general codification scheme in accordance with 1 GCA § 1606. § 37.340. Knowledge of Occupancy is Not a Defense. It is no defense the defendant reasonably believed that the vehicle was unoccupied, by a person who was not a participant in the crime, at the time the carjacking or armed carjacking occurred. SOURCE: Added as § 37.53 by P.L. 32-116:1 (Feb. 10, 2014), codified by the Compiler as § 37.310. 2014 NOTE: This provision was codified as § 37.340 to maintain the Compiler’s general codification scheme in accordance with 1 GCA § 1606.