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Supreme Court Rules Juvenile Offenders Cannot Be Executed

The execution of juveniles is an unconstitutional violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday in a divided opinion, setting aside the death sentence of a man who was 17 when he committed murder. The state will appeal the court's decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. ...

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