Punch and Jurists

Harmelin v. Michigan, No. 89-7272 (U.S. Supreme Court) (501 U.S. 957; 111 S.Ct. 2680) (June 27, 1991) (Justice Scalia) by In this case, a divided Supreme Court found that a life sentence without parole is not disproportionate to the crime of possession of 672 grams of cocaine; and it held …

Rummel v. Estelle, No. 78-6386 (U.S. Supreme Court) (445 U.S. 263; 100 S.Ct. 1133) (March 18, 1980) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case, the Court held that it did not violate the Eighth Amendment for a State to sentence a three-time offender to life in prison with the possibility of …

Hutto v. Davis, No. 81-23 (U.S. Supreme Court) (454 U.S. 370; 102 S.Ct. 703) (January 11, 1982) (Per Curiam) by In this case, the defendant was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute nine ounces of marijuana and distribution of marijuana. …

Lockyer v. Andrade, No. 01-1127 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 63; 123 S.Ct. 1166) (March 5, 2003) (Justice O'Connor) by Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003) (Justice O’Connor) Lockyer v. Andrade, 539 U.S. 63 (2003) (Justice O’Connor) Both of these cases address the issue of whether lengthy sentences mandated …

Ewing v. California, No. 01-6978 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 11; 123 S.Ct. 1179) (March 5, 2003) (Justice O'Connor) by Ewing v. California, 539 U.S. 11 (2003) (Justice O’Connor) Lockyer v. Andrade, 539 U.S. 63 (2003) (Justice O’Connor) Both of these cases address the issue of whether lengthy sentences mandated …