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2023-04-16 06:53:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04630E043BF7DC3E55F2634669382DAF6A36EB3E9C38A9A9E5408375DAAA3D30
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The US Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Louisiana 554 U.S. 407 (2008) Appellant was convicted of raping a child. The court held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits imposing the death penalty for any crime where the victim did not die. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/554/407.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_v._Louisiana
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