McKenzie v. Day, No. 95-99006 (9th Cir.) (57 F.3d 1461) (May 8, 1995) (Judge Alex Kozinski)
Loaded on Aug. 1, 1995
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
In this case the Court held that it would not constitute cruel and unusual punishment to exectue a prisoner after a delay of 20 years between his date of conviction and his date of execution.
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