Jones v. Mississippi

141 S. Ct. 1307 · Decided April 22, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Jones v. Mississippi was decided on April 22, 2021 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-1259

Case details

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Jones v. Mississippi

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-014, docket 2020-014-01.

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