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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing |
| Title: | ROPER v. SIMMONS |
| Date: | 03/01/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-633 |
| Summary: | The Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed. |