Properties (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Prohibited execution of minors
Significant impact on public policy regarding juvenile offenders Marked a shift in the legal treatment of juvenile offenders. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:court |
5-4 ruling
Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_rulings_on_juvenile_justice |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 1, 2005 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 9, 2004
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Extensively analyzed in legal literature
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part of a broader movement against juvenile capital punishment
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Involved_a_murder_committed_by_Simmons_at_age_17
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Roper v. Simmons
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced juvenile justice laws
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| gptkbp:influenced |
State laws regarding juvenile sentencing
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Changed sentencing practices for juveniles Constitutionality of juvenile death penalty Criticized the majority for judicial activism Reflects evolving standards of decency in society Reaffirmed the principle of rehabilitation over punishment for juveniles Struck down juvenile death penalty laws in several states |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_of_the_U.S._Constitution
Death penalty for juveniles Reaffirmed the principle of evolving standards of decency Part of the evolving standards of decency framework Debate over juvenile culpability Set a national standard against juvenile death penalty |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
543 U.S. 551
Still cited in discussions about juvenile justice reform Examined in law schools and legal studies Landmark decision in juvenile justice Submitted by various child advocacy organizations |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Unconstitutional to impose death penalty on offenders who were under 18 at the time of their crime
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:State_of_Missouri
gptkb:Christopher_Simmons |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Argued that juveniles have diminished culpability |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Eighth Amendment protections
Prohibits execution of individuals who were minors at the time of their crime |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Mixed reactions from advocacy groups
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miller_v._Alabama Cruel and unusual punishment |