In Coker v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty in cases of rape, where the victim is an adult and is not killed. As a result, 20 inmates around the country are taken off death row.
In Coker v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty in cases of rape, where the victim is an adult and is not killed. As a result, 20 inmates around the country are taken off death row.