Supreme Court of the United States
Kennedy v. Louisiana
June 25, 2008554 U.S. 407
Summary
The Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result in death. The Court found a national consensus against such punishment and determined in its independent judgment that the penalty is disproportionate to nonhomicide crimes.
Holding
- Eighth Amendment proportionality for child rape. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result in the victim’s death.
Docket 07-343
Cited authorities
- 10 U.S.C. § 920
- Fla. Stat. Ann. § 775.22
- 18 U.S.C. § 2242
- Rule 1004(c)(9)
- Idaho Code §§9
- La. Stat. Ann. §14:42
- La. Stat. Ann. §14:42
- La. Stat. Ann. §14:42
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