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Oklahoma legislator pushing death penalty for repeat sex offender

By Douglas A. Berman

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Though I read the 2008 Supreme Court decision in Kennedy as suggesting that the death penalty is always constitutionally disproportionate for non-murder personal crimes, it seems that some state legislators still view capital punishment for certain sex offenders as a possibility. Specifically, as detailed in this local piece, which is headlined "Debate Continues Over Death For Sex Offenders," at least one Oklahoma legislator is not willing to give up on death as a possible punishment for repeat sex offenders: The debate over whether the death penalty should be an option for repeat sex offenders is heating up. One state lawmaker says yes and that he plans to introduce a bill to make it happen. But, not everyone is on board. The move comes after the recent arrest of Marcus Berry, a twice-convicted sex offender who is now being held in the Tulsa County Jail on a million dollars bond for allegedly abducting a two-year-old girl from her front yard...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).