I was just curious to know if this had ever happened, and if not, if it could ever happen as the law stands today.
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No. In March of 2005, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Roper v. Simmons that the death penalty for those who committed a crime while under the age of 18 was cruel and unusual punishment under the Constitution. Before that, 19 states barred the death penalty for juveniles. These juveniles had to have been tried as adults to even be exposed to the death penalty in the 1st place, so Roper v. Simmons is an absolute ban on the execution of juveniles.
Depends on the state, and the crime committed.
no a juvenile cannot they only go to juvenile detention.
I cannot think off the top of my head of a situation yet where a juvenile being tried as an adult received the death penalty but as the law stands I think it could happen. The way teens act now a days as opposed to say 20 or 30 years ago yes it very well could happen. I would think in an example of something like the Columbine School if those boys wouldn't have taken their own lives I believe the outcome of the courts would have given them the death penalty. Lets remember the flaw of our system is that with appeals and such one can sit on death row for years before sentence is carried out
He could receive the death penalty, but it would probably be commuted
apparently so google it type in juveniles tried as adults who received death penalties actually more than we would think
In the USA, a person cannot be executed for a crime committed at less than 18 years of age.
yes. it depends on how bad it was and the things that surround it.
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