Date: June 10, 1988
Subject: Death Penalty for Drug-Related Killings
Description: Passage of the bill to allow the death penalty for "drug kingpins" who intentionally kill or who order a killing. The bill would provide a separate hearing before a judge or jury on the issue of punishment, where the judge or jury would have to weigh aggravating and mitigating circumstances before determining whether the death penalty was appropriate. The jury would have to be unanimous in imposing the death penalty.
Result: Bill Passed, 65-29
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