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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE

  • Louisiana
  • 1of 5 children
  • Roman Catholic

EDUCATION

  • Jesuit College
  • Mt. St. Mary's
  • Georgetown
  • University of Louisiana

CAREER

  • Louisiana State Senate
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
  • 10 years; Chief Justice

MARRIED LIFE

  • Virginia Montgomery Kent
  • No children
  • Loved kids

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 16th Amendment
  • Chief Justice
  • Sherman Antitrust Act
  • Tariffs

DEAD

  • Lung failure
  • Washington

COKER VS GEORGIA

  • Erhlich Anthony Coker
  • Allen and Elnita Carver

WHAT HAPPENED?

  • Escape from Jail
  • Trespassing
  • Rape
  • Assault
  • Motor vehicle theft

SUPREME COURT

  • Violation of 8th Amendment
  • Death sentence

AMENDMENT

  • Cruel/unusual punishment

LIFE SENTENCE

  • Death penalty
  • Life in prison

AMENDMENT

  • Ratified
  • Death penalty
  • Grossly disproportionate

JUSTICE BRYAN WHITE

  • Too cruel
  • "Not a minor crime"

WHERE IS COKER NOW?

  • Prison for life
  • 2006
  • Eric Lee Coker
  • 21 years