Regarding capital punishment,the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years that

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The Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that the sentencing court must be able to consider mitigating and aggravating factors in determining whether or not to impose the death penalty. This was reaffirmed in subsequent cases. The other choices are incorrect: A) The death penalty cannot be imposed automatically; B) Juries, not judges, decide the factual issues in a death penalty case; C) The Supreme Court has not ruled that the death penalty is always cruel and unusual punishment; E) Individuals under the age of eighteen or who are mentally handicapped cannot legally be executed.

Regarding Capital Punishment,the Supreme Court Has Ruled in Recent Years