Kennedy v. Louisiana

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Read the case, Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008) which can be found in the Resources link.

You are the legal training officer for your state's corrections agency and have been asked by the state Secretary of Corrections to train employees on the implications of this case. Specifically, the Secretary wants you to address the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause's historical impact on the state's current and anticipated ability to use the death penalty to punish the crime of child rape. Be sure to address (a) the law's centrality to theories and research in philosophy, social science, business and public policy; (b) the role and authority of the judicial system in interpreting the U.S. Constitution; and (c) how the law can infringe upon personal liberty.

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Running head: KENNEDY V. LOUISIANA CASE STUDY

Kennedy v. Louisiana Case Study
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KENNEDY V. LOUISIANA CASE STUDY

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Kennedy v. Louisiana Case Study
Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause's Historical Impact from the
Louisiana v. Kennedy Case
As highlighted in the case “Kennedy vs. Louisiana”, the defendant got charged and then
convicted of the provoked rape of an eight-year-old stepdaughter. This victim was however
injured and thus required an emergency surgery. Nevertheless, she never died. During the trial,
the defendant received a death sentence under the Louisiana State law that was permissible of
capital punishment for any child rape under the 12 years of age (Bickford, 2009). The Supreme
Court of Louisiana declared. The historical impact on the state's current and anticipated ability to
use the death penalty to punish the crime of child rape is whether the Eighth Amendment of
Constitution prohibited the imposition of such a death penalty...


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