Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment to make drug kingpins who attempt to kill public officers, jurors, witnesses, or members of their families in order to obstruct justice, subject to the death penalty. The amendment also provides that those convicted of drug felonies that "act with reckless disregard of human life" resulting in death would be eligible for the death sentence.
- Amendment Number
- 324
- Description
- An amendment to make drug kingpins who attempt to kill public officers, jurors, witnesses, or members of their families in order to obstruct justice, subject to the death penalty. The amendment also provides that those convicted of drug felonies that "act with reckless disregard of human life" resulting in death would be eligible for the death sentence.
- Purpose
- Amendment sought to extend death penalty provisions to persons dealing in large quantities of illegal drugs who are convicted of the attempted murder of public officers, jurors, witnesses, or members of their families. \ The provisions of the amendment are contained in the Gekas amendment (A004).
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 17, 1991
- Latest Action Text
- By unanimous consent, the McCollum amendment was withdrawn.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:14:01
- Submitted Date
- Oct 17, 1991
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jun 7, 2021