In 2005 the Court ruled ___ that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid the imposition of the death penalty on offenders who were younger than 18 when their crimes were committed.

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The ruling was made by the Supreme Court in the case of Roper v. Simmons, with a vote of 5-4 in favor of forbidding the death penalty for offenders under the age of 18 at the time of their crime.

In 2005 the Court Ruled ___ That the Eighth and Fourteenth