You are a lawyer in a death penalty case. Your client committed the crime at age 17, but the prosecutor states that because your client is now 21, he is old enough to be sentenced to death. Which Supreme Court decision should you cite to dismantle the prosecutor's argument?

A. Atkins v. Virginia
B. Graham v. Florida
C. Jackson v. Hobbs
D. Roper v. Simmons


D. Roper v. Simmons

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