HR 2856 · 100th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug Traffickers Death Penalty Act of 1987
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: See H.R.5210.(1988-11-18)
Plain Language Summary
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Drug Traffickers Death Penalty Act of 1987 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment for: (1) the murder of a law enforcement officer during the course of a Controlled Substances Act violation; (2) certain violations involving ten or more kilograms of heroin, cocaine (including cocaine freebase), phencyclidine, or a controlled substance analogue; or (3) second or subsequent violations involving one or more kilogram of such controlled substances.…
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