With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". that decision. Id. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed, holding that a life sentence without the possibility of parole imposed on a juvenile offender convicted of a non-homicide offense was categorically unconstitutional. Id. Examining statistics from the several states regarding the number of jurisdictions (39) that allowed a juvenile convicted of a non-homicide offense to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, and the rarity in which the sentence is imposed (123 juveniles serving the sentence for non-homicide crimes in the United States), the Supreme Court determined that there is a national consensus against the sentencing practice. Id. at 2023-26. Relying on its findings in Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183, 161 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005) (<HOLDING>), it found that “because juveniles have

A: holding that the death penalty is unconstitutional as applied to juvenile defendants
B: holding that the death penalty was categorically prohibited for juvenile offenders
C: holding the death penalty unconstitutional for defendants under age eighteen at the time of the crime
D: holding that leaning towards the death penalty is not the same as an automatic vote for the death penalty
A.