S 3752 · 94th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Fair and Certain Punishment Act

Introduced 1976-08-10· Sponsored by Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-08-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair and Certain Punishment Act - Establishes specified sentencing procedures and specified mandatory sentences for anyone convicted of homocide, assault, kidnapping, rape, Congressional or Presidential assault, assassination, or kidnapping, robbery and burglary, interference with or conversion of specified government property, offenses related to the transportation, sale, and handling of animals for research purposes, and offenses related to the sale and inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products. Requires the judge who presided at the trial of such an offender to conduct a separate sentencing hearing to determine the sentence to be imposed. Directs that such hearing include consideration of specified mitigating and aggravating factors. Specifies the effect on the sentence to be given upon determination of the existence or nonexistence of such factors. Entitles defendants sentenced under this Act, within 60 days following sentence, to appeal to a United States court of appeals for review solely to determine if the sentence was imposed in accordance with law. Requires judges, where sentences have been increased or decreased due to mitigating or aggravating factors, to include in…

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