Which of the following descriptions about a Supreme Court death penalty case is FALSE?
A. In Atkins v. Virginia, the Court held that it is cruel and unusual punishment to execute the intellectually challenged.
B. In Roper v. Simmons, the Court effectively limited capital punishment to offenders who are 18 years of age or older at the time of their offenses.
C. In McCleskey v. Kemp, the Court held that state death penalty statutes are unconstitutional when statistics indicate that they have been applied in racially biased ways.
D. In Ford v. Wainwright, the Court barred states from executing inmates who have developed mental illness while on death row.
Answer: C
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