https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-343.ZS.html
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
KENNEDY v. LOUISIANA
Louisiana charged petitioner with the aggravated rape of his then-8-year-old stepdaughter. He was convicted and sentenced to death under a state statute authorizing capital punishment for the rape of a child under 12 . . .
Held: The Eighth Amendment bars Louisiana from imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result, and was not intended to result, in the victim’s death.
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The Supremes incorrectly held in the above case that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the death penalty for raping a child. This case is evidence why they were wrong on moral grounds. The exact wording of the Constitution is evidence that they were wrong on Constitutional grounds.
Note for Cruz fans (and foes): In Medellín v. Texas https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/06-984.ZS.html , Ted Cruz argued successfully for the right of Texas to execute a murderer who was a Mexican citizen. At least that half of the case against these evil predators was settled correctly. [This is one of many reasons why I would like to see President Trump appoint Cruz to the Supreme Court in his first week in office. I imagine the Senate would confirm Cruz in record time just to be rid of him.]