Criminal
Oct. 22, 2004
Supreme Court Has Painted Itself Into Corner Over Capital Punishment
Forum Column - By Robert Weisberg - Last week, the Supreme Court heard argument in Roper v. Simmons about whether sentencing a 17-year-old killer to death violates the Eighth Amendment. In considering the case, the court sits in a strange corner of jurisprudence it has painted itself into.
By Robert Weisberg
Last week, the Supreme Court heard argument in Roper v. Simmons about whether sentencing a 17-year-old killer to death v...
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