RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Roper v. Simmons: Can Juvenile Offenders be Executed? JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 547 OP 552 VO 33 IS 4 A1 Charles L. Scott YR 2005 UL http://jaapl.org/content/33/4/547.abstract AB In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court was once again asked to determine if the execution of a juvenile, aged 16 or 17 years at the time of the offense, represents cruel and unusual punishment. In a five‐to‐four decision, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Supreme Court of Missouri to overturn the death penalty of Christopher Simmons and held that the execution of juvenile offenders violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.