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Louisiana asks Supreme Court to revisit ban on death penalty in child rape cases - Read More

Date Added: July 22, 2008 12:44:02 PM
WASHINGTON – Louisiana prosecutors asked the Supreme Court on Monday to revisit its recent decision outlawing the death penalty for people convicted of raping children.

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