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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 26, 2008
No crime against an individual short of murder, not even the brutal rape of a child, merits the death penalty, the Supreme Court said in a ruling that drew criticism across the political spectrum.
Wednesday’s 5-4 decision struck down a Louisiana law that allows rapists to be executed....
