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Since 1973, 117 people in 25 states have been released from death row with evidence of their innnocence.


NON-HOMICIDAL CASES:

Espionage.

Treason.

Trafficking in large quanities of drugs.

Attempting, autorizing, or advising the killing on any officer, juror, or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, regardless of whether the killing acctually occurs.

 

 

 

FEDERAL LAWS PROVIDING FOR THE DEATH PENALTY

HOMICIDAL CASES:

Murder Related to smuggling of aliens

Desturction of aircraft, motor veichales, or related facilities resulting in death

Murder commited in a drug-related drive-by situation

Murder commited at an airport serving international civil aviation.

Retaliatory murder of a member of the immideate family of law enforcement officials

Civil Rights offenses resulting in death.

Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice

Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foriegn or interstate commerce.

Murder by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, or murder commited in a Federal Government facility

Genocide.

First-degree murder.

Murder of a Federal judge or law enforcement official.

Murder of a foriegn official.

Murder by a Federal prisionar.

Murder by U.S. nation in a foreign country.

Murder by an escaped Federal prisionar already sentenced to life imprisoment.

Murder of a state or local law enforcement official or another person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer

Murder during a kidnapping.

Murder during a hostage-taking.

Murder of a cout official or juror.

Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victom, or informant.

Retaliatory murder of a witness, victom or informant

Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or injur resulting in death

Assanation or kidnapping resulting in death of the President or Vice-President

Murder for hire.

Murder involving a racketeering offense.

Willful wrecking of train resulting in death

Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnapping.

Murder realted to carjacking.

Murder related to rape or child molestation.

Murder commited during an offense against maritime navigation.

Murder commited during an offense against a maritime platform.

Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country.

Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

Murder involving tourture.

Murder relating to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcment officer.

Death Resulting in aircraft hijacking.

 

 



This page was last updated on 01-18-05.