Constitutional Law
Nov. 6, 2001
Court Rules 3-Strikes Is Cruel and Unusual
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has ruled for the first time that California's three strikes sentencing law violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment when a sentence is "grossly disproportionate" to the crime.
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