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A Jessica's Law in Mississippi

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The Jackson Clarion Ledger reports, "Bill permits death for rape."The state could seek the death penalty for any person convicted of raping or sexually battering a child under the age of 12, under a bill that cleared the Senate floor Wednesday. Senate Bill 2596 passed without objection or debate, with supporters saying it could help stop a heinous sex crime from happening. "There are two reasons this is a good piece of legislation," said Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, who handled the legislation on the Senate floor. "One of them obviously is retribution. The other is simply that this could be a deterrence." The bill now moves to the House for consideration. A case in Louisiana dealing with the issue is pending before the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).