1604

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 603

(1)    At the time of the murder, the defendant was
confined or under sentence of confinement to a
correctional institution in this State;

(2)      [[The defendant committed the murder in
furtherance of an attempt to escape from or evade the
lawful custody, arrest, or detention of or by a
law-enforcement         officer,          (correctional         officer),
(guard);]] THE VICTIM WAS A LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AS
DEFINED IN ARTICLE 27, SECTION 727, WHO WAS MURDERED
WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES OR THE DEFENDANT
COMMITTED THE MURDER IN FURTHERANCE OF AN ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE FROM OR EVADE THE LAWFUL CUSTODY OR DETENTION OF
OR BY A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER OR GUARD.

(3)      The victim was a hostage taken or attempted to
be taken in the course of a kidnapping or an attempt to
kidnap;

(4) The victim was a child abducted in violation of
§ 2 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland;

(5) The defendant committed the murder pursuant to
an agreement or contract to commit the murder for
pecuniary gain;

(6) At the time of the murder, the defendant was
under a sentence of life imprisonment;

(7) The defendant committed more than one offense of
murder in the first degree arising out of the same or
separate incidents;

(8) The defendant committed the murder while
committing or attempting to commit robbery[ . ] ;

[[(9) THE VICTIM WAS A LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AS
DEFINED IN ARTICLE 27, SECTION 727 WHO WAS MURDERED IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES.]]