Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING BANK AND ARMORED CAR ROBBERIES A HEINOUS CRIME, PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
Date filed
November 25, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05692 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING BANK AND ARMORED CAR ROBBERIES A HEINOUS CRIME, PUNISHABLE BY DEATH | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Although our penal laws are based on the theory of reformation for the criminal, this school of thought does not work anymore in certain types of crimes. Such is the case of bank and armored car robberies which have become a dime-a-dozenin spite of special task forces assigned to go after the criminals. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GULLAS, EDUARDO R. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-11-25 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1998-12-02 |
Abstract
Rationale: Although our penal laws are based on the theory of reformation for the criminal, this school of thought does not work anymore in certain types of crimes. Such is the case of bank and armored car robberies which have become a dime-a-dozenin spite of special task forces assigned to go after the criminals.
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