In the Case of Roper V

Multiple Choice

In the case of Roper v. Simmons, what did the Supreme Court rule regarding capital punishment for minors?

A) Minors should be able to receive the death penalty from the age of 16 because of the advances in brain development in late adolescence.
B) Minors should be able to receive the death penalty because they are emotionally stable after the age of 16.
C) Minors cannot receive the death penalty because they are not adults until the age of 18 and to receive the death penalty one must be legally an adult.
D) Minors cannot receive the death penalty because they lack maturity and are susceptible to peer influence.