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From Froma Harrop

By Steve Hall

"Cracked Justice Enabled Girl Rape Case," is the title of syndicated columnist Froma Harrop's latest, via Real Clear Politics.  Harrop uses as a news peg, the case of David Garrido, accused of kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Dugard.  She notes that Garrido had been sentenced to 50 years in prison following a 1976 abduction and rape, but was on parole 11 years later.Until recently, the death penalty for child rape was legal in five states. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, overturned those laws last year. The case at hand involved a stepfather sentenced to death in Louisiana for raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter. The girl was so badly injured that she needed emergency surgery.Only Louisiana had people on death row for child rape...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 03, 2009 (boomark / email).