Roper+v.+Simmons

Roper vs. Simmons (Mr. Rieck)

At age 17 Christopher Simmons was sentenced to death in 1993. A court of appeals to State and Federal Courts lasted until 2002, but every appeal was rejected. Simmons execution was still to continue. Until the supreme court ruled that executing the mentally ill went against the 8th and 14th amendment for cruel and unusual punishment. He was then sentenced to life in prison.