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Andrade v. Attorney General of California, No. 99-55691 (9th Cir.) (270 F.3d 743) (November 2, 2001) (Judge Richard A. Paez)

Loaded on Oct. 1, 2001 published in Punch and Jurists October 15, 2001
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Three Strikes Statutes/Rule.

Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that the imposition of two, consecutive 25- years-to-life sentences under California’s three strikes statutes on a defendant who was convicted of petty theft constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

In a decision with far more bark than bite, a divided …

 

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