United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2856 (100th)
Drug Traffickers Death Penalty Act of 1987
Introduced
30 June 1987
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See H.R.5210.
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Summary
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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summary · EN · 30 June 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/2856
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/2856