Texas has scheduled the execution of four juvenile offenders between March and June of 2004 despite the fact that the U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether such executions are constitutional. Arguments in Roper v. Simmons, No. 03-633, a case from Missouri where the state Supreme Court ruled that the execution of those under the age 18 at the time of their crime would be cruel and unusual punishment, are not expected to take place until this coming fall, months after the scheduled executions of Edward Capetillo, Anzel Jones, Efrain Perez, and Raul Villarreal. All of these defendants were 17 years old at the time of their crimes. Requests for stays of execution are being filed. Typically, cases in the same posture as one before the Supreme Court are held up until the Court rules. There are 73 juvenile offenders on death row in America. Only two juvenile offenders received death sentences in 2003, the fewest in 15 years. See Juvenile Death Penalty and Supreme Court.