28-01-2023 22:18 via westernjournal.com

Should Child Rapists Get the Death Penalty? DeSantis Proposal Could Challenge SCOTUS Ruling

Speaking in Miami on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested making convicted child rapists eligible for the death penalty and requiring them to serve a minimum sentence of life in prison.
A Library of Congress report recounted the case of a Louisiana man who had been convicted of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter and sentenced to death. His appeal ultimately reached the Supreme Court.
In 2008, the court ruled that the death penalty as a punishment for child rapists is unconstitution
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