A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to provide for post-conviction proceedings in certain criminal cases.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for Federal crimes. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant, when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense for which death is a possible penalty. Allows the defendant and the Government to present information relevant to sentencing. Applies the rules of evidence only to evidence showing the existence of an aggravating circumstance or negating the existence of a mitigating circumstance. Permits the jury to recommend the imposition of a sentence of death only if it unanimously: (1) finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended the person's life to be taken and a person did die as a direct result of the offense; (2) finds that an aggravating circumstance exists; and (3) determines that the aggravating circumstances sufficiently outweigh the mitigating factors. Permits the jury to nevertheless decline to recommend the death penalty. Specifies: (1) mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence; and (2) aggravating circumstances which the Government …