Justice Brennan, with whom Justice Marshall, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Stevens join, dissenting. I believe that to take the life of a person as punishment for a crime committed when below the age of 18 is cruel and unusual and hence is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. *383 The method by which this Court assesses a claim that a pun…
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