A recent article in the Cornell Law Review argues that state death penalty laws that allow the death penalty for the crime of rape of a child where no death occurs may be unconstitutional.
Joanna H. D’Avella, NOTE: DEATH ROW FOR CHILD RAPE? CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT UNDER THE ROPER-ATKINS “EVOLVING STANDARDS OF DECENCY” FRAMEWORK, 92 Cornell Law Review 129 (2006) (available at http://organizations.lawschool.cornell.edu/clr/92_1/davella/92 – 1.pdf).
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). NEW RESOURCES: DEATH ROW FOR CHILD RAPE? Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-death-row-for-child-rape
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCES: DEATH ROW FOR CHILD RAPE?” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-death-row-for-child-rape.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCES: DEATH ROW FOR CHILD RAPE?” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-death-row-for-child-rape. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
