Which of the Following Statements About Supreme Court Decisions Related

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Supreme Court decisions related to executions under the Eighth Amendment is NOT accurate?

• A)The Supreme Court has ruled that death was too harsh a penalty for the crime of rape of a child.
• B)The Supreme Court has prohibited the execution of a defendant with an IQ under 70.
• C)The Supreme Court has outlawed the use of lethal injection as a mode of execution.
• D)The Supreme Court has invalidated a death sentence for a black defendant after the prosecutor improperly excluded African Americans from the jury.

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