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State V. Simmons Case

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During the fall of 1993, Shirley Crook’s, a loving mother and wife, life was horribly cut short in one of the most horrific ways possible, drowning. Seventeen year old, Christopher Simmons, wrapped his victim in duct tape and electrical cords and drowned her in a river with help from his accomplices John Tessmer and Christopher Benjamin. He attempted to burglarize the Crooks residence along with his accomplices, and he only murdered Mrs. Crooks because ‘the bitch seen my face’ (State v. Simmons). He “assured his friends that their status as juveniles would allow them to ‘get away with it.’... Brian Moomey, a 29-year-old convicted felon who allowed neighborhood teens to "hang out" at his home. Tessmer met Simmons and Benjamin, but he refused to go with them and returned to his own home” (State v. Simmons). Christopher Simmons was later found bragging to Moomey about his horrid deed which later caused him to become arrested. …show more content…

However, Christopher Simmons appealed to the Missouri State Court of Appeals on the grounds that his eighth amendment was violated through the fourteenth amendment. Then, the:
Missouri Supreme Court resentences Christopher to life without parole. (August 26, 2003, Jefferson City, Missouri) A habeas corpus proceeding from Jefferson County involving the constitutionality of the death penalty for a juvenile who committed murder in St. Louis County.... In a 4-3 decision written by Judge Stith, the Court set aside Simmons' death sentence and resentenced him to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation, parole or release except by act of the governor” (Murderpedia).
Christopher Simmons managed to avoid the death penalty due to the controversy of executing a

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