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Jones v. Mississippi
Citation:
141 S. Ct. 1307, 209 L. Ed. 2d 390 (2021)Facts
In August 2004, 15-year-old Brett Jones was living with his grandparents in Mississippi after leaving an abusive home situation. When his grandfather discovered Jones’s girlfriend secretly staying in their home, an argument ensued. During a physical altercation in the kitchen, Jones stabbed his grandfather eight times with two different knives, resulting in his grandfather’s death. Jones attempted CPR but failed to revive him. He then tried to conceal his actions but was soon apprehended by police. Jones was charged with murder, convicted, and automatically sentenced to life without parole under Mississippi law. Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Miller v. Alabama, Jones received a resentencing hearing where the judge considered his youth and attendant characteristics but again sentenced him to life without parole. Jones appealed, arguing that Miller and Montgomery required a separate factual finding that he was permanently incorrigible before such a sentence could be imposed.
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