The US Supreme Court refused to get involved in the...

The US Supreme Court refused to get involved in the controversy over death sentences for juveniles.
Without comment, the justices turned away the case of an Oklahoma inmate who was 17 years old when he and an older friend killed a young couple in 1987.
Scott Hain's lawyers argue the minimum age for the death penalty should be raised to 18.
Death penalty opponents thought the high court might use the case to re-examine juvenile executions. In 2002, four of the nine justices complained executing young killers violates the
Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. But, by refusing to hear the case, the justices signalled they don't have the fifth vote needed to win a majority.