Richard Dieter Quotes

It would be counterproductive to force the issue, then have a 5-4 vote that juveniles can be executed... The issue then may not be revisited for a long time. It may be a better thing for the issue to percolate, for states to ban executing minors on their own, instead of being forced to by the courts.

- Richard Dieter

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