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 Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:41 pm Post subject: Okla. Governor Approves Executing Molesters |
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Okla. Governor Approves Executing Molesters
By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jun 9, 3:28 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma on Friday became the fifth state to allow the death penalty for
"certain sex crimes", although legal scholars questioned the constitutionality of the new state law.
Under the measure signed by Gov. Brad Henry, anyone convicted twice for rape, sodomy or lewd molestation involving children under 14 can face the death penalty.
South Carolina's governor signed a similar law on Thursday allowing the death penalty for offenders convicted twice of raping children younger than 11. Louisiana, Florida and Montana also have laws allowing the death penalty for "certain sex crimes".
Defense attorneys and death penalty experts said the laws defy recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have scaled back the death penalty's application.
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