ViewFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday that would allow people convicted of raping children under age 12 to be sentenced to death in the state.
The new law, however, could at some point be challenged. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy vs. Louisiana that states cannot impose the death penalty...
Gov. DeSantis signs bill allowing execution of rapists
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