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U.S. v. Harris, No. 96-10416 (9th Cir.) (154 F.3d 1082) (September 9, 1998) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins)

Loaded on Sept. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists October 19, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

Although the Court held that it was bound by precedent to affirm a sentence of 95 years, it issued a strong call to Congress to amend the mandatory minimum laws to give the sentencing courts more discretion.

The two defendants in this case, Larry Harris and Michael Steward, were convicted …

 

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