Crazy Research Papers

Over the years, crazy things have happened in the world. Many of which are read about in the newspapers, seen on the local news channels, and have made the front pages of magazines. People read, hear, and see about the crazy, horrible, cringe-worthy crimes that people commit. There have been many cases and trials that are unbelievable or even more like a nightmare. Leaving it at a nightmare can not truly define some of the jaw-dropping actions of the human beings on earth. Mainly because the nightmares are no longer just bad dreams. They are brought to life and are now things that people have to fear in reality. There are many cases and trials from different states and countries from all over the world. Some ranging from murder, rape, or even

Ehrlich Coker was brought into custody for the crime he committed on September 2, 1972, he was then charged and found guilty of armed robbery, motor vehicle, rape, kidnapping, and escape. The case was argued on March 28, of 1977 (“Coker”). Counsel was then selected to represent Mr. Ehrlich Coker. Having to be able to stand trial, he was tried. The jury had presented a decision of Mr. Ehrlich Coker being guilty and rejected his appeal of insanity (Coker). He was then sentenced to death by electrocution under a Georgia rape statute that was given as a penalty either by death, life, or a sentence no more than twenty years, but no less than one (Southern). He was sentenced to death by rape because the jury saw that the rape was committed by a person with other previous convictions for capital felonies. On top of that the rape was done in the course of committing yet another capital felon, that being armed robbery

So that being said the U.S Supreme Court rejected Georgia's argument for capital punishment as a penalty for rape. The penalty of death for a crime where the victim did not die was “grossly disproportional” ( Georgia). Almost all states at the time refused to impose such a horrible penalty, with Georgia being the only state that allowed death for the rape of an adult woman. Mainly because the court found the death penalty exaggerated (Eastaugh). The execution of a rapist goes against the Eighth Amendment because of “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”. That being because it is excessive punishment and excessive to the crime that was committed (Mintz). On June 29th, 1977 the U.S Supreme Court reversed the verdict and declared that the U.S Constitution restricted Georgia from executing a person as a penalty for rape ( Coenen). Putting someone to death because of rape was unconstitutional (Coker). This infuriated many people around the world and to others, it made sense in the court of law. Justice Byron R. White said, “ Rape is without a doubt deserving of serious punishment but, in terms of moral depravity and of in the jury to the person and to the public it does involve the unjustified taking of a human