The Ultimate Punishment

The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether it is constitutional to impose the death penalty for the crime of raping a child. Five states have such laws. Two men in Louisiana convicted of child rape are the only death row inmates among 3,300 nationwide who face execution for a crime other than homicide. Other states theoretically allow capital punishment for crimes that do not result in the death of the victim, as does the federal government.

SOURCE: Death Penalty Information Center | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 14, 2008

This Story Child Rape Tests Limits Of Death Penalty Article \| Ever since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty more than 30 years ago, justices have been finding ways to limit it. An Evolving View of Capital Punishment The Ultimate Punishment		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Death Penalty Information Center \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 14, 2008 ¬es=The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether it is constitutional to impose the death penalty for the crime of raping a child. Five states have such laws. Two men in Louisiana convicted of child rape are the only death row inmates among 3,300 nationwide who face execution for a crime other than homicide. Other states theoretically allow capital punishment for crimes that do not result in the death of the victim, as does the federal government." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Death Penalty Information Center \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 14, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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