Solem v. Helm, No. 82-492 (U.S. Supreme Court) (463 U.S. 277; 103 S.Ct. 3001) (June 28, 1983) (Justice Powell)
In this case the Court overturned a life sentence without the possibility of parole imposed for a petty crime, namely uttering a "no account" check for $100 - holding that the sentence was disproportionate to the severity of the crime. This was the Supreme Court's sole instance of such a ...
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