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United States eighth amendmentjuvenile sentencing

Roper v Simmons

543 U.S. 551 (2005)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Eighth Amendment; juvenile death penalty unconstitutional; national consensus and evolving standards of decency

Area of Law

criminal

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