Debating death for child rape

The blogosphere is buzzing with critiques of Texas bills that would make aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than 14 punishable by death if the defendant had been previously convicted of a similar crime.  Grits for Breakfast and Sex Crimes Blog and Off the Kuff set out the usual arguments against making child rape a capital crime.

For a more detailed discussion of this issue focused on constitutional issues, check out a note in the latest issue of the Cornell Law Review entitled Death Row for Child Rape? Cruel and Unusual Punishment Under the Roper-Atkins “Evolving Standards of Decency” Framework.  This note is available at this link.

Related posts on capital punishment for child rape:

• The latest on the death penalty for child rape
• A capital experiment spreading in the state laboratories
• South Carolina Gov supports death penalty for repeat child rape
• South Carolina bill proposes death for repeat child molesters
• Is capital punishment for repeat child molesters constitutional?