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Missouri Court Overturns Juvenile Death Sentence

HeadlineAug 27, 2003

The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday overturned the death sentence of a man who was 17 when he killed a woman a decade ago. The court found that “a national consensus has developed against the execution of juvenile offenders.”

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