U.S. v. Brown, No. 01-1623 (7th Cir.) (276 F.3d 930) (January 10, 2002) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
Loaded on Feb. 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
February 11, 2002
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Three Strikes Statutes/Rule.
In this case the defendant pled guilty to bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and hw was then sentenced to life imprisonment under the Federal "three strikes law" - 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). The defendant appealed, arguing that the application of the three strikes law violated …
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