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Louisiana Supreme Court Addresses Kennedy Re-Sentencing

By Corey Rayburnyung

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered that Mr. Kennedy be re-sentenced to "life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence." The Advocate New Orleans has more. From the opinion:On remand from the United States Supreme Court, Kennedy v. Louisiana, 128 S.Ct. 2641, 171 L.Ed.2d 929, and in light of the Supreme Court's holding that even in cases involving the rape of a child, "[a]s it relates to crimes against individuals . . . the death penalty should not be expanded to instances where the victim's life was not taken," 128 S.Ct. at 2659, which effectively sets aside defendant's death sentence, we are constrained to grant defendant's present motion and to remand this case to the 24 th Judicial District Court for the resentencing of defendant to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).