Thompson was tried as an adult at the age of Fifteen years, convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to death. They appealed the verdict, the Supreme Court cited that the execution of a Fifteen-year-old would violate the Eighth Amendment's ban against "cruel and unusual punishments. The Court maintained that the Eighth Amendment interdict the use of "cruel and unusual punishments" affirmed that sentencing a person who is under the age of Sixteen when committing an offense is deemed to be unconstitutional. The Court reiterated that such order would defile the evolving standards of behavior that characterize the growth of a developing society. (Thompson v. Oklahoma 487 U.S. 815 1988)
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