Christopher Simmons v. Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Christopher_Simmons_v._Donald_P._Roper,_Superintendent,_Potosi_Correctional_Center
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons
gptkbp:citation 543 U.S. 551
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:date March 1, 2005
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:heldBy Execution of individuals who were under 18 at the time of their capital crimes is unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christopher Simmons v. Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
gptkbp:legalImpact Banned death penalty for crimes committed by minors in the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:David_Souter
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:overruledBy gptkb:Stanford_v._Kentucky
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Christopher_Simmons
gptkbp:response gptkb:Donald_P._Roper
gptkbp:subject juvenile offenders
death penalty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5