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The Juvenile Death Penalty

The Juvenile Death Penalty. Alden Gutierrez James Franco Peter Guillory. Supreme Court Rulings. Supreme Court has declared execution of juveniles offenders to be cruel and unusual Juvenile execution violates the 8 th and 14 th amendments. Method of Execution. 5 Types of Execution

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The Juvenile Death Penalty

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  1. The Juvenile Death Penalty • Alden Gutierrez • James Franco • Peter Guillory

  2. Supreme Court Rulings • Supreme Court has declared execution of juveniles offenders to be cruel and unusual • Juvenile execution violates the 8th and 14th amendments

  3. Method of Execution • 5 Types of Execution • Shooting Line • Electric Chair • Hanging • Lethal Injection • Gas Chamber

  4. Excessive Juvenile Execution • In Jan 2000 Juvenile defenders put to death and 74 more juveniles awaited there death on death row • 13 States have no capital punishment in the U.S.

  5. The Supreme Courts Decision • The supreme court has finally made a decision to out law the death penalty for Juveniles. • Fewer and fewer states are authorizing the execution of juveniles.

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