Article 318 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK TWO · TITLE NINETEENTH. Crimes against life and bodily integrity · CHAPTER III. Common rules for injuries and homicide
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
Treachery consists in: intentionally surprising someone unexpectedly, or employing ambush or another means that does not give him the opportunity to defend himself or avoid the harm that is intended to be done to him.