The death penalty is imposed on both homicide cases and rape cases.

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The death penalty is primarily imposed for homicide cases. While some jurisdictions have historically allowed for the death penalty in rape cases, especially involving minors, it is far less common and increasingly restricted, particularly in the United States where the Supreme Court ruled in Coker v. Georgia (1977) and Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008) that the death penalty for rape of an adult or child, respectively, is unconstitutional when the victim does not die.

The Death Penalty Is Imposed on Both Homicide Cases and Rape