Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child.
In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment."
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