https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil Made by: Pedro Medina en-us 2019-01-24 21:00:55 UTC 2023-09-20 14:22:00 UTC hello@padlet.com pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324153810 At the age of 17, Christopher Simmons was sentenced to death. Then after multiple appeals to state and federal courts, the Missouri supreme court stayed with the execution of Simmon's death]]> 2019-01-24 21:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324153810 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324154860 After the decision of Atkins vs. Virginia, executing the mentally ill was ruled as violating the 8th and 14th amendment. Due to this decision and the people's backlash of unfair punishments, the Missouri Supreme Court reconsidered Simmon's case. ]]> 2019-01-24 21:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324154860 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324155783 5-4 decision, the execution of minors was considered a cruel punishment.]]> 2019-01-24 21:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324155783 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324156478 The majority of the court ruled that the execution of minors was wrong and cruel.]]> 2019-01-24 21:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324156478 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324157807 Justice O'Conner didn't agree with the majority's vote. He believes that even the people at 17 or 18 years old should pay for the crimes that they have committed.]]> 2019-01-24 21:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324157807 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324159959 2019-01-24 21:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324159959 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324160735 2019-01-24 21:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324160735 pm33997 https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324161311 2019-01-24 21:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pm33997/2zjdjzk1keil/wish/324161311