PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988
102 STAT. 4393
evidence that the race of the defendant, or the race of the victim, influences the likelihood that defendants will be sentenced to death. In addition, the General Accounting Office shall examine separately and include in the report, death penalty cases involving crimes similar to those covered under this section. "Sentencing in Capital Cases in Which Death Penalty is not Sought or Imposed "(p) If a person is convicted for an offense under subsection (e) and the court does not impose the penalty of death, the court may impose a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. "Appeal in Capital Cases; Counsel for Financially Unable Defendants "(q)(1) In any case in which the sentence of death is imposed under this section, the sentence of death shall be subject to review by the court of appeals upon appeal by the defendant. Notice of appeal must be filed within the time prescribed for appeal of judgment in section 2107 of title 28, United States Code. An appeal under this section may be consolidated with an appeal of the judgment of conviction. Such review shall have priority over all other cases. "(2) On review of the sentence, the court of appeals shall consider the record, the evidence submitted during the trial, the information submitted during the sentencing hearing, the procedures employed in the sentencing hearing, and the special findings returned under this section. "(3) The court shall affirm the sentence if it determines that— "(A) the sentence of death was not imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; and "(B) the information supports the special finding of the existence of every aggravating factor upon which the sentence was based, together with, or the failure to find, any mitigating factors as set forth or allowed in this section. In all other cases the court shall remand the case for reconsideration under this section. The court of appeals shall state in writing the reasons for its disposition of the review of the sentence. "(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in every criminal action in which a defendant is charged with a crime which may be punishable by death, a defendant who is or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate representation or investigative, expert, or other reasonably necessary services at any time either— "(i) before judgment; or "(ii) after the entry of a judgment imposing a sentence of death but before the execution of that judgment; shall be entitled to the appointment of one or more attorneys and the furnishing of such other services in accordance with paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9). "(B) In any post conviction proceeding under section 2254 or 2255 of title 28, United States Code, seeking to vacate or set aside a death sentence, any defendant who is or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate representation or investigative, expert, or other reasonably necessary services shall be entitled to the appointment of
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