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Jones v. Wetzel

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 6, 2014
574 U.S. 841 (2014)

Summary

holding that after plaintiff's death sentence was vacated, "keeping him in the [Capital Case Unit] until he was resentenced did not amount to excessive punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment"

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Opinion

No. 13-10313.

10-06-2014

Damon JONES, petitioner, v. John E. WETZEL, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al.


Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Jones v. Wetzel

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 6, 2014
574 U.S. 841 (2014)

holding that after plaintiff's death sentence was vacated, "keeping him in the [Capital Case Unit] until he was resentenced did not amount to excessive punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment"

Summary of this case from Walker v. Farnan
Case details for

Jones v. Wetzel

Case Details

Full title:Damon JONES, petitioner, v. John E. WETZEL, Secretary, Pennsylvania…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 6, 2014

Citations

574 U.S. 841 (2014)
135 S. Ct. 94
190 L. Ed. 2d 77
83 U.S.L.W. 3186

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