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92 W. Va. L. Rev. 205 (1989-1990)
Stanford v. Kentucky: Upholding Juvenile Capital Punishment--A Confirmation of Society's Evolving Standards of Decency

handle is hein.journals/wvb92 and id is 217 raw text is: STANFORD v. KENTUCKY: UPHOLDING JUVENILE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT-A CONFIRMATION OF SOCIETY'S EVOLVING STANDARDS OF DECENCY? I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................ 205 II. STATEMENT OF TE CASES ........................................ 207 III. PRIOR LAW ........................................................... 211 A. The Juvenile Court System in the United States .... 211 1. The Advent of the Juvenile Court System ...... 211 2. Procedural Distinctions ............................... 212 B. The Death Penalty and Eighth Amendment A nalysis ........................................................... 214 1. Adult Death Sentencing ............................... 214 2. Juvenile Death Sentencing ........................... 217 IV. Tim DECISION OF THE COURT: Ta. ScAUA PLURALITY.. 218 A. Some Preliminary Remarks ................................ 218 B. Juvenile Executions: A Glance at Old Common L aw ............................................................... 220 C. The Evolving Standards of Decency .................... 221 1. Objective Indicia: Legislative Enactments ....... 221 2. Objective Indicia: Sentencing Practices of Juries ....................................................... 225 3. Illegitimate Objective Indicia? .................. 226 D. Proportionality Analysis .................................... 229 V. CONCURRING OPINION OF JUSTICE O'CONNOR .............. 230 VI. CONCLUSION ........................................................... 231 I. INTRODUCTION Although the imposition of capital punishment on juveniles may come as a shock to some, such punishment nevertheless has a long history of acceptance in this country and is reflected in contemporary sentencing practices. Between the years 1982 and 1988 there were

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