Just Mercy: Chapter 14

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  1.  
    What disability does Joe Sullivan have?
  2.  
    What was Joe Sullivans cage like?
  3.  
    Why was Joe Sullivan arrested?
  4.  
    What was Joe's sentence?
  5.  
    How did Stevenson challenge the sentence?
  6.  
    What happens out of Joe Sullivans case?
  7.  
    What ban happens due to Sullivans case?
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Just Mercy: Chapter 14 (Answer Key)

Created by Anita111

  1.  
    What disability does Joe Sullivan have?
    He uses a wheel chair.
  2.  
    What was Joe Sullivans cage like?
    Joe Sullivan was kept in a cage so small the guards couldn't get his wheelchair out, causing him to cry.
  3.  
    Why was Joe Sullivan arrested?
    Joe Sullivan was arrested as a 13-year-old for burgling an old woman, who was raped.
  4.  
    What was Joe's sentence?
    He was convicted as an adult and sentenced to life without parole even though he admitted to helping the burglary but denied having anything to do with the rape
  5.  
    How did Stevenson challenge the sentence?
    Decided to challenge his sentence as being unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment.
  6.  
    What happens out of Joe Sullivans case?
    Supreme court bans death penalty for juveniles under the 8th amendment.
  7.  
    What ban happens due to Sullivans case?
    Supreme court bans death penalty for juveniles under the 8th amendment

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