I believe, Mr. President, that the Senate was correct in its vote yesterday--58-41--to instruct the conferees on the House-Senate conference on the crime bill to reject the House provision to permit a statistical analysis to determine whether the death penalty should be imposed. Use of a statistical analysis to determine the legality of a sentence is inappropriate under our American judicial system.
Discussing the Senate's decision on death penalty statistical analysis during crime bill conference.
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