JEFFERSON CITY — The House voted today to permit death sentences for those convicted of rape or forcible sodomy if a victim is less than 12 years old.
House adds item to bill to allow death sentences for child rape
Thursday, May 15, 2008 | 1:25 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:51 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
To read the full article, please sign up or login.
Get full access to the Columbia Missourian on your computer, phone, and tablet for just $5.95 per month. Or click here for full access for one day for only 99 cents.
* Unlimited access on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Android tablet
* All the high-quality, in-depth journalism of the Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine, updated 24/7
* Your news. Your device. Your time.
If you'd like to read more about the value of being a member, read this column from the Missourian's executive editor, Tom Warhover.
advertisements
