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EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE

  • Louisiana
  • 1of 5 children
  • Roman Catholic
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EDUCATION

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

  • Louisiana State Senate
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
  • 10 years; Chief Justice
4.

MARRIED LIFE

  • Virginia Montgomery Kent
  • No children
  • Loved kids
5.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 16th Amendment
  • Chief Justice
  • Sherman Antitrust Act
  • Tariffs
6.

DEAD

  • Lung failure
  • Washington
7.

COKER VS GEORGIA

  • Erhlich Anthony Coker
  • Allen and Elnita Carver
8.

WHAT HAPPENED?

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

  • Violation of 8th Amendment
  • Death sentence
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AMENDMENT

  • Cruel/unusual punishment
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LIFE SENTENCE

  • Death penalty
  • Life in prison
12.

AMENDMENT

  • Ratified
  • Death penalty
  • Grossly disproportionate
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JUSTICE BRYAN WHITE

  • Too cruel
  • "Not a minor crime"
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WHERE IS COKER NOW?

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

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