William Hughes: “Second, the gentleman has misread the bill. A rape, a heinous rape or serious physical abuse, is an aggravating factor…”

I support the death penalty, as most of my colleagues know, where I believe it can be constitutionally imposed... a jury can consider, as one of the aggravating factors, the heinous nature of the offense, cruel nature of the offense, or…

I support the packaging of these 6 en bloc amendments, but I must say that I do have some difficulties with No. 48, the Pryce amendment. As presently structured, I think it is overly broad, and I think it could be counterproductive. It is…

It is not an element of the offense. The gentleman misunderstands what an element of the offense is. That is not an element of the offense. I say to my colleague from Pennsylvania, ``I tried capital cases. The gentleman is trying to tell…

I do not think the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Gekas], my friend, understands his own amendment. He eliminates life imprisonment without parole where the death penalty is involved.