International Law

Supremes Deny Rehearing in Child Rape Case

By Handakte

This just in, from the hardworking Ben Winograd over at SCOTUS blog: The High Court has denied rehearing in Kennedy v. Louisiana, the case in which it struck down the death penalty for the crime of child rape in Louisiana. But the Court modified both the majority and dissenting opinions.

The result, writes Lyle Denniston, was that the Court left intact its decision, not only that a death sentence could not be imposed for that particular crime, but also that death could not be imposed for any crime in which the victim is not killed.

For past LB coverage of the Kennedy case, click here, here and here. Thanks to SCOTUS blog, here?s the modified opinion and here?s Justice Scalia?s statement denying rehearing. Justice Scalia, who joined Justice Alito?s dissent in Kennedy, writes: (…)

Quelle: Blogs WSJ vom 01.10.2008

Full post as published by Handakte WebLAWg on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).