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09/09/2020 Record of the Supreme Court of Mississippi electronically received (includes circuit court record). 09/14/2020 Reply of petitioner Brett Jones filed. (Distributed) 10/05/2020 Motion of the ...
The case is Jones v. Mississippi, 18-1259. This story has been updated with details from arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The decision in Jones v. Mississippi (Case No. 18-1259) marks a departure from a string of pro-juvenile decisions by the high court since 2005, many of which were written by Justice Anthony M.
This trend came to an abrupt stop on Thursday, with the Court’s decision in Jones v. Mississippi that judges ... pattern in dramatic fashion. In the case, a 6-3 majority, led by Justice Brett ...
just that Jones’ status as a minor when he committed his crime be considered. The case is Jones v. Mississippi, 18-1259.
The case, Jones v. Mississippi, No. 18-1259, concerns Brett Jones, who had recently turned 15 in 2004 when his grandfather discovered his girlfriend in his room. The two men argued and fought ...
On Monday, the court released orders from the March 6 conference. The justices granted one case, Jones v. Mississippi, for oral argument next term. On Thursday, the court announced that it would close ...
Malvo, who was 17 when he committed his crimes, will be eligible for parole in 2024. The case the justices will hear Tuesday is Jones v. Mississippi, 18-1259.
Whether the Eighth Amendment requires a judge or jury to make a finding that a juvenile is “permanently incorrigible” before imposing a sentence of life without parole. The ACLU filed an amicus brief ...