Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Issue for the Supreme Court: Does Capital Punishment for Child Rape Violate the 8th Amendment?

. . . it does not, according to the LA Supreme Court. While it's unknown if the U.S. Supreme Court will review the case, it's possible that the Court could issue it's first opinion on this issue since 1977 (wherein the Court held that the 8th Amendment prohibits capital punishment for rape of an adult).

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