Eyes on Capital Punishment in 2008

by Meagan Dorsch

The United States Supreme Court will hear two death penalty cases this term. The Court will examine the constitutionality of the most common method of execution, lethal injection, and answer a categorical question about which crimes are appropriate for the death penalty, specifically if death can be imposed for rape of a child. 

In this podcast (4:36), NCSL's Sarah Hammond highlights these cases and other related current issues surrounding capital punishment.