A Distant Drum of the Coming Revolution: Supreme Court abolishes death penalty for crimes committed by minors

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Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Supreme Court abolishes death penalty for crimes committed by minors

In a 5-4 decision, the U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional when applied to criminals for crimes committed when they were minors. Cruel and unusual punishment, the majority of justices said, because the little darlings essentially didn’t have a mature enough... Sign in to see full entry.

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