HR 11379 · 94th Congress · Air piracy
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide the death penalty for the criminal destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities in cases where death results from such destruction.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-01-19)
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Institutes the death penalty as punishment for the criminal destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities where death of any persons results from such destruction. Limits such penalty to cases where the person convicted: (1) is at least eighteen years of age; and (2) reasonably could have foreseen that the conduct involved in the violation would cause or create a grave risk of causing such death. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 32)…
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