Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992

Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in the case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony, to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment if the defendant has previously been convicted of two other violent felonies.

 
HR 5567 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 5567
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory life imprisonment
for persons convicted of a third violent felony.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 8, 1992
Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory life imprisonment
for persons convicted of a third violent felony.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists
  Act of 1992'.
SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.
  Section 3581 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
  end the following:
  `(c) IMPRISONMENT OF CERTAIN VIOLENT FELONS-
  `(1) GENERAL RULE- Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or
  any other law, in the case of a conviction for a Federal violent felony,
  the court shall sentence the defendant to prison for life if the defendant
  has previously been convicted of two other violent felonies.
  `(2) DEFINITION- As used in this section the term `violent felony' is a
  State or Federal crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of this title)--
  `(A) that involves the threatened use, use, or the risk of use of physical
  force against the person of another; and
  `(B) for which the maximum authorized imprisonment exceeds one year.'.