Thompson V. Oklahoma
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Date decided | 1988 |
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Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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ID | 1396672 |
About Thompson V. Oklahoma
Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U. S. 815, was the first case since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in the United States in which the U. S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a minor on grounds of "cruel and unusual punishment. "