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4 ROPER v. SIMMONS Opinion of the Court During closing arguments, both the prosecutor and defense counsel addressed Simmons™ age, which the trial judge had instructed the jurors they could consider as a mitigating factor. Roper v. Simmons the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for crimes committed by minors. Read the full-text amicus brief (PDF, 222KB) Issue.
Defense counsel reminded the jurors that juveniles of Simmons™ age cannot drink, serve on
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At age 17, respondent Simmons planned and committed a capital murder. In any capital case, defendant has wide latitude to raise as mitigating factor any aspect of his or her character. Daily Op. 0000004668 00000 n 0000008751 00000 n The 5–4 decision overruled Stanford v. Kentucky, in which the court had upheld execution of offenders at or above age 16, and overturned statutes in 25 states. Roper v. Simmons. �@���R�t C���X��CP�%CBH@�R����f�[�(t� C��Qh�z#0 ��Z�l�`O8�����28.����p|�O×�X >> Simmons ruling excluded 16 and 17-year-old juveniles from qualifying for the death penalty (Roper v. Simmons, Laws.com). 0000007496 00000 n 83 0 obj<> endobj ?���:��0�FB�x$ !���i@ڐ���H���[EE1PL���⢖�V�6��QP��>�U�(j JOSEPH T. MCLAUGHLIN Counsel of Record E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ TIMOTHY P. WEI STEPHANE M. C LARE ALIYA HAIDER HELLER EHRMAN WHITE & MCAULIFFE LLP 120 West 45th Street New York, NY 10036-4041 (212) 832-8300 Attorneys for Amici Curiae BRIEF OF THE AMERICAN …