In the Case of Roper V

question 83

Multiple Choice

In the case of Roper v. Simmons, the Supreme Court ruling regarding capital punishment for minors is that minors ______.

• A) should be able to receive the death penalty from the age of 16 because of the advances in brain development in late adolescence
• B) should be able to receive the death penalty because they are emotionally stable after the age of 16
• C) cannot receive the death penalty because they are not adults yet, and to receive the death penalty one must be legally an adult
• D) cannot receive the death penalty because they lack maturity and are susceptible to peer influence

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