Breed v. Jones (1975)
In 1975, Gary Jones whom was 17 years old at the time was found guilty of armed robbery with a deadly weapon and was tried as a juvenile and adult (Merlo, Benekos, & Champion, 2017). At Jones’s hearing the courts determined that Jones needed to be tried as an adult as well. Jones did not agree with the courts and petition for habeas corpus. Jones complained that the criminal trial would then put him in double jeopardy (Oyez, 2017). Double jeopardy is when an offender is prosecuted for the same offense after conviction was made and given multiple punishments for the same offence at different degrees. The courts denied his writ and the case then went to trial. At trial Jones was found guilty by the courts for first degree
In 1975, Gary Jones whom was 17 years old at the time was found guilty of armed robbery with a deadly weapon and was tried as a juvenile and adult (Merlo, Benekos, & Champion, 2017). At Jones’s hearing the courts determined that Jones needed to be tried as an adult as well. Jones did not agree with the courts and petition for habeas corpus. Jones complained that the criminal trial would then put him in double jeopardy (Oyez, 2017). Double jeopardy is when an offender is prosecuted for the same offense after conviction was made and given multiple punishments for the same offence at different degrees. The courts denied his writ and the case then went to trial. At trial Jones was found guilty by the courts for first degree