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HAMDT 504 (103rd)

An amendment to provide procedures for imposing the death penalty for drug kingpins, even when in the commission of a crime, no death results. Under the amendment, the court could consider the following as aggravating factors when considering the imposition of the death penalty: Previous conviction of an offense for which a sentence of death or life imprisonment was authorized; a previous conviction of two or more serious offenses; a previous serious drug felony conviction; using a firearm in the commission of the offense; distribution of drugs to persons under the age of twenty-one; distribution near schools; importing, manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance mixed with a lethal adulterant.