Louisiana Attorney General Backs Coalition to Reinstate Death Penalty for Child Rapists

Louisiana Attorney General backs coalition to reinstate death penalty for child rapists

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Attorney General has joined a group of 20 other attorneys general to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision, which bans the death penalty in child rape cases. In 2008, a Louisiana man, Patrick Kennedy, was charged with aggravated rape of an 8-year-old girl. He was convicted and sentenced to death. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the sentencing and ruled that the death penalty violated…

Louisiana Joins Push to Reinstate Death Penalty for Child Rapists

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill joins 20 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for child rape.