Raping a child in Alabama punishable by death under bill that advances to Senate
HB49, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, stated that a person age 18 or older could face death or life imprisonment if ...
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Alabama House passes bill expanding death penalty to child sexual assault
The legislation would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape and sodomy in the first degree when the victim is younger than 12.
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans ...
Child rape death penalty bill moving through Alabama Legislature – but is it constitutional?
A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in ...