This week the Supreme Court will be hearing the case of Kennedy vs. Louisiana, where the defendant was sentenced to death for raping an 8-year-old girl. In 1977 the same court held that the death penalty was inappropriate for the rape of a 16-year-old because the rapist did not take a life. More about the case, and the state of the death penalty in the US in general, in this Newsweek article.
This week the Supreme Court will be hearing the case of Kennedy vs. Louisiana, where the defendant was sentenced to death for raping an 8-year-old girl. In 1977 the same court held that the death penalty was inappropriate for the rape of a 16-year-old because the rapist did not take a life. More about the case, and the state of the death penalty in the US in general, in this Newsweek article.