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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part II - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 228 - Death Sentence
Sec. 3594 - Imposition of a sentence of death
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| 18 U.S.C. § 3594 (2016) |
| §3594. Imposition of a sentence of death |
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Upon a recommendation under section 3593(e) that the defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without possibility of release, the court shall sentence the defendant accordingly. Otherwise, the court shall impose any lesser sentence that is authorized by law. Notwithstanding any other law, if the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense is life imprisonment, the court may impose a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release. |
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(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, §60002(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1966.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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| Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 228 - DEATH SENTENCE Sec. 3594 - Imposition of a sentence of death |
| section 3594 |
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| January 6, 2017 |
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| 108 Stat. 1966 |
| Public Law 103-322 |
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