The National Consensus on Capital Punishment for Child Rape:
Andrew Hyman sends along the results from this interesting national Qunnipiac poll on various legal issues. Of particular interest, the poll asked the following question:
"The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a mandatory death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional. Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of child rape?"Here are the results:
Favor: 55 percentThis would seem to further undermine Justice Kennedy's claim in Kennedy v. Louisiana that there is a national consensus opposing the death penalty for child rape.
Oppose: 38 percent
DK/No Opinion: 7 percent
The poll also has interesting results on other issues, ranigng from gun control and gay marriage to abortion and Chief Justice John Roberts.
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- Question About Rehearing in Kennedy v. Louisiana:
- Tribe on Kennedy v. Louisiana:
- SG Seeks Kennedy Rehearing:
- Kennedy Petition for Reconsideration:
- The National Consensus on Capital Punishment for Child Rape: