U.S. v. Marks, No. 98-6044 (6th Cir.) (209 F.3d 577) (April 6, 2000) (Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich)
Loaded on May 1, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
May 15, 2000
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
One of the issues addressed in this case was whether two sentences that were imposed were so lengthy that the constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The defendants were convicted of nine armed bank robberies in a six month period. They received sentences of 1,396 months …
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