Bad news for the Muslims and the Mexicans.
Death penalty “available” doesn’t mean it will be applied in every case.
When you have a kid-raper dead to rights ... no doubt about who did it and to whom ... DP is not unreasonable.
Should be 30 days to appeal and then, ZAP!..............
That Tennessee child-rape law would not be good for the surrounding states.
Why do the critics think the chair will keep young Ashley from reporting the rape but life in prison for Uncle Joey won’t?
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My recollection is that the Supremes outlawed the death penalty for this in a case out of Louisiana a few years ago. So this is just political pandering at this point.
Found it. Kennedy v. Lousiana, 554 US 507 (2008). No dead body, no death penalty to oversimplify the ruling.
You can bet the anti execution feather heads will be up in arms
Works for me.
These laws sound so tough and conservative. However, in practice they cause added suffering and death to innocent victims. They provide legal incentive for child rapists to murder their only witnesses, their victims.
Criminals don't deserve mercy just because they're not very good at their chosen profession.