For this assignment, you will be reading the court opinion of a well-known
criminal case. You may choose one of the following:
Roper v. Simmons (2005) – cannot execute juveniles
criminal case. You may choose one of the following:
Roper v. Simmons (2005) – cannot execute juveniles
You be will required to read the entire opinion and summarize it. You will then be
required to write an analysis and explain how this case changed the criminal
justice system. You must use at least five academic, peer-reviewed resources.
The case itself does not count as peer-reviewed. The paper should contain 800-
1,000 words summarizing the case and 800-1,000 words discussing the
importance of the case to the system and utilizing the sources. The paper should
total 1,600-2,000 words.
Formatting requirements:
double-spaced
12-point font
1-inch margins all around.
in APA format – There is no need for a an abstract, title, cover page, or
running head in the paper.
Remember that you will be turning this in on D2L and plagiarism detection
software will be used. Ensure that you cite all sources in-text and in a reference
page in APA format.