Emilio Miguel MacEdo v. the State of Texas

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• holding that the death penalty may not be imposed on persons fifteen years of age or younger
• holding that courts may not impose the death penalty on murderers who commit their crimes while under the age of sixteen
• holding that courts may not impose the death penalty on murderers who commit their crimes while under the age of sixteen
• holding that a death sentence for juvenile offender who was younger than 16 at time of the offense is unconstitutional
• holding that the death penalty may not be imposed on persons fifteen years of age or younger
• holding that the execution of a person under the age of sixteen at the time of their offense violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments

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