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H Amdt 497 - Death Sentence Amendment - Key Vote
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Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (113-300) - Feb. 25, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Death Sentence Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment requiring courts to sentence each defendant to life imprisonment, rather than the death penalty, in cases where the court has any doubt about the defendant's guilt.