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Compare And Contrast Jones Vs State Of Mississippi

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A comparison study of two murders in the state of Ms which are Jones v. State of Mississippi (2009) and Parker v. State of Mississippi (2011) and both of these cases have a lot in common. Brett Jones and Lester Parker are currently in jail for a heinous crime. Not only were they 15 years old juveniles doing the time but they both their grandfathers several times for different reasons and because of that they were charged with first and second degree murder and was sentenced to life without parole.

Brett Jones Jr. v. State of Mississippi (2009)
Brett Jones stabbed his 68 year old grandfather to death and was sentenced to life without parole but because he was a juvenile at the time he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole because his 8th amendment was violated. He supposedly killed his grandfather because he didn't approve of his runaway girlfriend and it made him extremely angry. When he became an adult he had another trial and was sentenced to life without parole.( Findlaw, 2016)

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At first he claimed self defense but he tried to cover up the murder to make it seem as an accident , getting rid of evidence like a bloody t-shirt. His neighbors father testified that he saw lester with a knife and a bloody t- shirt on. Soon after lester Parker was arrested. He was charged with first degree murder but because he was a juvenile at the time he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole like in the case Jones v State of Mississippi (2009) and was resentenced to life without parole when he turned 18. (Findlaw,

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