Henderson v. Norris, No. 00-2203 (8th Cir.) (258 F.3d 706) (July 9, 2001) (Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold)
Loaded on June 1, 2001
published in Punch and Jurists
September 03, 2001
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
An Arkansas state jury sentenced Grover Henderson to life imprisonment for selling .238 grams (that’s one-fifth of a gram - or .0084 ounces!!!) of cocaine base - and it was the first offense of which he had ever been convicted. (Arkansas is one of four states - the others …
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