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What is the current law on the execution of offenders who were juveniles at the time of their offense?

April 26, 2017execution juveniles Law offense time

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What is the current law on the execution of offenders who were juveniles at the time of their offense?

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On May 1, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Roper V. Simmons, that the Eighth & Fourteenth Amendments prohibit the execution of juvenile offenders who are under the age of 18 at the time they committed a capital offense.