The Juvenile Death Penalty

1
The Juvenile Death Penalty

• Alden Gutierrez
• James Franco
• Peter Guillory

2
Supreme Court Rulings

• Supreme Court has declared execution of juveniles
  offenders to be cruel and unusual
• Juvenile execution violates the 8th and 14th
  amendments

3
Method of Execution

• 5 Types of Execution
• Shooting Line
• Electric Chair
• Hanging
• Lethal Injection
• Gas Chamber

4
Excessive Juvenile Execution

• In Jan 2000 Juvenile defenders put to death and
  74 more juveniles awaited there death on death
  row
• 13 States have no capital punishment in the U.S.

5
The Supreme Courts Decision

• The supreme court has finally made a decision to
  out law the death penalty for Juveniles.
• Fewer and fewer states are authorizing the
  execution of juveniles.