Difference between revisions of "Coker v. Georgia"
From Conservapedia
(added a category link) |
(added a "see also" section) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | In '''''Coker v. Georgia''''', 433 U.S. 584 (1977), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that the [[Eighth Amendment]] prohibited applying the [[death penalty]] for the crime of rape. This decision agreed with a lower court ruling by the Court of Appeals for the [[Fourth Circuit]] nearly a decade earlier in ''Ralph v. Warden'', 438 F.2d 786 (4th Cir. 1970). | + | In '''''Coker v. Georgia''''', 433 U.S. 584 (1977), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that the [[Eighth Amendment]] prohibited applying the [[death penalty]] for the crime of rape. This decision agreed with a lower court ruling by the Court of Appeals for the [[Fourth Circuit]] nearly a decade earlier in ''Ralph v. Warden'', 438 F.2d 786 (4th Cir. 1970). Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] and Justice [[William Rehnquist]] dissented, and Justice [[Lewis Powell]] dissented in part. |
| − | + | ==See also== | |
| + | *[[Kennedy v. Louisiana]] | ||
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
[[Category:Judicial Activism]] | [[Category:Judicial Activism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:38, July 14, 2020
In Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584 (1977), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibited applying the death penalty for the crime of rape. This decision agreed with a lower court ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit nearly a decade earlier in Ralph v. Warden, 438 F.2d 786 (4th Cir. 1970). Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justice William Rehnquist dissented, and Justice Lewis Powell dissented in part.
