Jones v. Mississippi
593 U.S. 98 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
A separate factual finding of permanent incorrigibility is not required before imposing life without parole on a juvenile where sentencing discretion exists.
Scope and limitations: Miller and Montgomery still require discretionary consideration; state constitutions and statutes may provide more protection.
2 issue placements
Juvenile Justice & Youth Diversion
Jones v. Mississippi rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Juvenile Justice & Youth Diversion. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Miller and Montgomery still require discretionary consideration; state constitutions and statutes may provide more protection.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Pretrial Justice & Sentencing
Jones v. Mississippi rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Pretrial Justice & Sentencing. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Miller and Montgomery still require discretionary consideration; state constitutions and statutes may provide more protection.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.