Roper v. Simmons (2005) by Juan Rodriguez https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko en-us 2023-02-23 15:35:18 UTC 2023-02-27 19:51:28 UTC hello@padlet.com The crime. rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495373052 In 1993, 17-year-old Christopher Simmons and 15-year-old Charlie Benjamin broke into the home of Shirley Crook. Both teens tied her hands, covered her face with duct tape, and took her to a railroad trestle spanning the Meramec river outside St.Louis. The two boys hog-tied Crook with electrical wire and pushed her into the water. ]]> 2023-02-26 16:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495373052 Court dates. rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495373820 Granted - Jan 26, 2004 
Argued - Oct 13, 2004 
Decided - March 1, 2005 

Petitioned by - Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center]]> 2023-02-26 16:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495373820 Simmon's background rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495382884 Simmon's alcoholic stepfather sadistically brutalized him; his mother too afraid of her second husband to step in and protect her child. He was abandoned by all adults around him, tired drugs and drinking to escape. He also was diagnosed with a mental disorder but does not excuse his violence. ]]> 2023-02-26 16:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2495382884 The argument at hand. rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496468515 Should Christopher Simmons have been put to death even if he was underage by one year? The judge and courtroom believed so but this court case brought a lot of attention and now many believed he should have gone to a mental hospital or even Juvenile detention, others who see the details believe this case is justice served because of how brutal the murder was. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496468515 Benjamin and Simmon's sentences rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496497346 Charlie Benjamin - Sentenced to life without parole. 
Christopher Simmons - Sentenced to death. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496497346 Violated amendment-8th rodriguezjl5 https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496953156 This case violated the 8th amendment "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." The 17 year old was given the death sentence to a murder while underage because of the brutality of the murder but it still does not mean his right wasn't being violated. ]]> 2023-02-27 19:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rodriguezjl5/ti5ray23ecl9ouko/wish/2496953156