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Thompson v. Oklahoma 487 U.S. 815 (1988) was the first case since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in the United States in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a minor on grounds of cruel and unusual punishment.William Wayne Thompson a 15-year-old at the time of his crime was tried as an adult for murder found guilty and sentenced to death in an Oklahoma sentencing court.