In the Case of Roper V

question 41

Multiple Choice

In the case of Roper v. Simmons, what did the Supreme Court rule regarding capital punishment for minors?

• A) Minors should be able to receive the death penalty from the age of 16 because of the advances in brain development in late adolescence.
• B) Minors should be able to receive the death penalty because they are emotionally stable after the age of 16.
• C) Minors cannot receive the death penalty because they are not adults until the age of 18 and to receive the death penalty one must be legally an adult.
• D) Minors cannot receive the death penalty because they lack maturity and are susceptible to peer influence.

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