U.S. v. Harris, No. 96-10416 (9th Cir.) (154 F.3d 1082) (September 9, 1998) (Judge Charles E. Wiggins)
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published in Punch and Jurists
October 19, 1998
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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, …
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