Chambers v. Bowersox, No. 97-3067WM (8th Cir.) (157 F.3d 560) (September 23, 1998) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)
Loaded on Nov. 1, 1998
published in Punch and Jurists
November 09, 1998
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
The Court noted that the average length of time served on death row between sentence and execution for the 45 persons executed in the U.S. in 1996 was ten and a half years. (Id., at 570, n. 8). The case is noted for the views of other courts throughout …
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