The Court has categorically barred executing juveniles, the intellectually disabled, and non-murderers

Evidence

Second, defense» attorneys +have challenged ‘the reach of state «death=penaley*statutesy focusing on who might be executed, and on this they have enjoyed considerable success. As Table 6.4 indicates, the Supreme Court has prohibited the execution of mentally retarded persons, those under the age of 18 at the time of their crime, and those who committed crimes other than murder. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2031

Categorization

• XREF: Maps onto the course’s examination of how the Court reads evolving standards of decency into Eighth Amendment doctrine. — connects to: Capital punishment is reserved for murder and barred for non-homicide crimes. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2008; Juvenile offenders cannot constitutionally receive the death penalty. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2012; Supreme Court struck down juvenile life-without-parole for non-homicides — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project: A New American Origin…, 837

Broader Connections

• Supreme Court struck down juvenile life-without-parole for non-homicides #corroborates (0.75) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 837