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详解短文中提到，1977年，詹姆斯特里罗奇当时17岁，与两个朋友一起残忍地杀害了三个人，因此被判死刑。虽然他的律师提起上诉，但该州州长拒绝撤销死刑，最终他于1986年被执行死刑。由此可知，虽然罗奇在犯罪时仍是未成年人，但依然被执行了死刑。故答案为D。
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