S. 1807101st CongressSenate Bill

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the imposition of the death penalty for persons who engage in a continuing criminal…

Official title: A bill to expand the circumstances under which the death penalty is authorized under the Continuing Criminal Enterprise statute.

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Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the imposition of the death penalty for persons who engage in a continuing criminal enterprise after a prior conviction for such an offense. Requires imprisonment for life if the death penalty is not imposed. Requires the trier of fact in the sentencing hearing to consider aggravating and mitigating factors to the extent that they are relevant to an offense which did not directly result in death.

Introduced Oct 27, 1989
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Arlen Specter

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U.S. Senator · PA

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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