South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 3103

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3103
Primary Sponsor:                Waldrop
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Murder, punishment for
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Companion Bill Number:          152
Computer Document Number:       3103
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Jan 08, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced and read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Waldrop
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3103  House   Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       25
                             time, referred to Committee
 3103  House   Dec 27, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           25
                             Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(a) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 604 of 1990, is further amended by adding:

(11) The offender was engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise. A person engages in a continuing criminal enterprise if:

(a) he is one of the principal administrators, organizers, or leaders of an enterprise, acting in concert with five or more persons;

(b) (i) he is convicted of trafficking in illegal drugs involving a quantity at least twice that described in Section 44-53-370(e)(2)(e), Section 44-53-370(e)(3)(c), or Section 44-53-370(e)(4)(d), or more than fifty-six grams of crack cocaine;

(ii) he is convicted of more than five violations of either Section 44-53-440 or 44-53-445, or combination of the two; or

(iii) the enterprise in which he was one of the principal administrators, organizers, or leaders, received two million dollars in gross receipts during any twelve month period of its existence for the illegal manufacture, importation, or distribution of a substance described in Section 44-53-370; and

(c) he previously was convicted of at least three drug related offenses which were felonies under either state or federal law."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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