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Roper v. Simmons, No. 03-633 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 551; 125 S.Ct. 1183) (March 1, 2005) (Justice Kennedy)

Loaded on Jan. 2, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists February 07, 2005
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Here a bitterly divided Supreme Court held, by a vote of 5-to4, that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment bars the death penalty for offenders who committed their capital crimes before the age of 18.

In a case that shows the evolution of judicial thinking about the ...

 

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  1. Roper v. Simmons, No. 03-633 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 551; 125 S.Ct. 1183) (March 1, 2005) (Justice Kennedy)
  2. U.S. v. Kelley, No. 8:04CR211 (D.Neb.) (355 F.Supp.2d 1031) (February 1, 2005) (Judge Joseph F. Bataillon)
  3. Johnson v. California, No. 03-636 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 499; 125 S.Ct. 1141) (February 23, 2005) (Justice O'Connor)
  4. Padilla v. Hanft, No. Civ. No. 2:04-2221-26AJ (D.S.C.) (389 F.Supp.2d 678) (February 28, 2005) (Judge Henry F. Floyd)
  5. U.S. v. Peach, No. No. C4-04-33 (D.N.D.) (356 F.Supp.2d 1018) (February 15, 2005) (Judge Daniel L. Hovland)
  6. Bockting v. Bayer, No. 02-15866 (9th Cir.) (399 F.3d 1010) (February 22, 2005) (Judge M. Margaret McKeown)
  7. U.S. v. Paladino, No. 03-2296 (7th Cir.) (401 F.3d 471) (February 25, 2005) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
  8. Smith v. Massachusetts, No. 03-8661 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 462; 125 S.Ct. 1129) (February 22, 2005) (Justice Scalia)
  9. U.S. v. Pelullo, No. 02-2710 (3rd Cir.) (399 F.3d 197) (February 25, 2005) (Judge Leonard I. Garth)
  10. U.S. v. Williams, No. 04-2882-cr (2nd Cir.) (399 F.3d 450) (February 23, 2005) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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