Death Penalty : Capital Punishment Legislation in the 109th Congress.

Reviews the death penalty provisions of P.L. 109-177, the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, and various capital punishment proposals introduced in the 109th Congress to alter the procedural attributes of Federal capital cases, create new Federal capital offenses, add or abolish the de...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Capital punishment. Sentences (Criminal procedure) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the death penalty provisions of P.L. 109-177, the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, and various capital punishment proposals introduced in the 109th Congress to alter the procedural attributes of Federal capital cases, create new Federal capital offenses, add or abolish the death penalty as a sentencing option for the violation of existing Federal crimes, and impose a moratorium upon executions.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.