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United States juvenile sentencinglife without parole

Jones v Mississippi

593 U.S. 98 (2021)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Eighth Amendment; juvenile LWOP; sentencer not required to make separate finding of permanent incorrigibility

Area of Law

criminal

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