Prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering the Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed.

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that people cannot be executed for crimes committed when they were under 18, and it is a well-established legal principle that others involved in the same case as a minor cannot face the ultimate penalty if they are less directly responsible. Copyright 2008 Associated Press