Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 2010No. 30,766PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} Defendant Curtis Jones, age 17 at the time, was originally charged as a serious youthful offender with first-degree murder of an infant child. The prosecution eventually dismissed the murder charge and substituted child abuse resulting in death — a youthful offender offense — to which Defendant eventually pled guilty, agreed to an adult disposition, and received an adult sentence of 18 years imprisonment. In sentencing Defendant as an adult, the court did not first determine whether Defendant was amenable to treatment or rehabilitation as a juvenile.
{2} Defendant…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by34 opinions
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