Criminal Law
Thesis Statement: Drug offense carry more severe penalties compared to murder charges due to the rising number of drug-related offenses each year and serve as a measure to deter the use of prohibited drugs.
At present, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 has imposed the death penalty for all drug-related killings or murder which involves the use of drugs. Aside from this, the bill which has amended Sec. 848 of Title 21 United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act has imposed death penalty or life imprisonment for some of the drug offenses that cover possession of 10 kilograms and ...
