defendant
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The reprieve for the Mississippi defendant split the high court’s conservatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The defendant in his case has pleaded not guilty and is now awaiting trial.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The defendant also had five previous convictions for 14 offences, all of which were "relevant" to his sentencing, said the judge.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
"This defendant acted with the thought and cunning of an adult! Consequently he is to be sentenced as an adult. Without exception this precocious young man has long since outgrown his youth."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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