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.
Rape, particularly rape of a child, especially when it is done by those whose relationship with the child is supposed to meet the threshold of 'parent,' warrants the death penalty.
Posted by: Egy Azziera | March 19, 2009 at 11:43 PM