Divided Supreme Court bans death for child rapists: is death a valid punishment for this crime?

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hotgrinds.com — In a divided 5-4 decision, with Justice Kennedy being—-once again—-the swing justice, the Supreme Court found that the death penalty for child rapists violated the 8th Amendment’s ban on “cruel and unusual punishment.” While child rape was ...

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80407_24 HotGrinds submitted this on July 5, 2008.