The splintered & contentious* 5-4 ruling came with the usual suspects.
I'm opposed to the death penalty on G.P., but if ever there was something that could change my mind, this is it. The case is Kennedy v. Louisiana, 07-343.
TB has all the details.
*I borrowed this hyperbole from the Associated (with terrorists) Press who seem to enjoy tossing it into 'news' stories about court decisions which the AP disapproves of.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
SCOTUS strikes down Death Penalty for Child Rape
