NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee lawmaker is pushing to give prosecutors more ability to pursue the death penalty for those convicted of rape of a child.
State Rep. Greg Martin has introduced House Bill 1454 to expand the aggravating circumstances to allow for the death penalty to be sought against convicted child rapists in Tennessee.
“As introduced, adds aggravating circumstances for a jury to consider when determining the sentence of a defendant convicted of certain offenses,” the bill reads…