1. Eddings v. Okla., No. 80-5727 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 2, 1981, Argued , January 19, 1982, Decided
OVERVIEW: The Eighth Amendment required consideration of the character and record of petitioner, who was 16 years old when he committed murder, as well as other mitigating circumstances as a constitutionally indispensable part of inflicting the death penalty.
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