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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Patrick Kennedy Child Rape Case

By David Lohr

Patrick O. Kennedy, 43, is one of two people facing execution in the United States for a crime other than murder.  According to his lawyers, Kennedy's sentence is unconstitutional and should be deemed cruel and unusual punishment.  The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing arguments in the case today. On the morning of Mar. 2, 1998, Kennedy called a 9-1-1 from his New Orleans, Louisiana home and told the dispatcher his 8-year-old stepdaughter had been raped.  According to his own account, Kennedy was alerted to the incident when he heard screams coming from outside.  When he ran to investigate, he said he discovered his stepdaughter lying in the grass in a side yard.  Kennedy stated that she told him two boys had grabbed her and raped her...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).