Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Influenced public opinion on capital punishment
Set a precedent for future cases involving the death penalty |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Criminal law
07-343 |
| gptkbp:court |
5-4 ruling
Cited_in_subsequent_Supreme_Court_decisions |
| gptkbp:date |
April 16, 2008
|
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 25, 2008 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Analyzed in legal journals
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part of broader discussion on criminal justice reform
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Patrick_Kennedy_convicted_of_raping_his_8-year-old_stepdaughter
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kennedy v. Louisiana
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Debate on capital punishment continues
Influenced subsequent rulings on capital punishment |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito Justice Clarence Thomas Majority opinion emphasized evolving standards of decency Impact on judicial decisions regarding sentencing Dissent argued for state rights to impose death penalty Supreme_Court's_role_in_interpreting_the_Constitution |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Eighth Amendment
Public defender Part of constitutional law discussions Reversal of lower court's decision Proportionality in sentencing Impact on state laws regarding capital punishment Implications for future capital cases Ongoing debate about the death penalty's morality Reaffirmed limits on capital punishment |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
States_reconsidering_death_penalty_laws
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Used in law schools as a case study
Analyzed for its constitutional implications 554 U.S. 407 Significant_for_Eighth_Amendment_jurisprudence |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Patrick_Kennedy
gptkb:State_of_Louisiana |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Limits on capital punishment
Prohibition of death penalty for non-homicidal crimes |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Mixed reactions from advocacy groups
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia
gptkb:Coker_v._Georgia gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons |