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    Abstract

    Discusses the March 1, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the constitutionality of the death penalty in Roper v. Simmons , 125 S. Ct. 1183 (2005). The Court held that the death penalty cannot be applied to individuals under the age of eighteen at the time the crime was committed without violating the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalState and Local Law News
    Volume28
    StatePublished - Jul 1 2005

    Keywords

    • Supreme Court

    Disciplines

    • Constitutional Law
    • Law

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