Final answer:
The statement that the majority of executions are of juvenile defendants is B)false, as the Supreme Court rulings prohibit the execution of those who were under 18 at the time of their crime.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that the majority of executions since the re-establishment of the death penalty have been juvenile defendants is false. In the United States, after various rulings by the Supreme Court.
the death penalty cannot be applied to individuals who were under 18 when they committed a crime. Notable cases, such as Roper v. Simmons, have established that executing juvenile offenders is unconstitutional.
Moreover, the Court has narrowed the application of capital punishment, excluding crimes that did not result in death and for defendants with intellectual disabilities.
Additionally, recent trends indicate that the number of executions has declined and that some states have abolished the death penalty or do not carry out executions even when it's legally permissible.