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“t is clear that a mandatory life sentence for murder does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.”
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United States v. Beckford
United States v. Jackson, 978 F.2d 903, 908-09 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 945 , 113 S.Ct. 2429 , 124 L.Ed.2d 649 (1993); United States v. Wallace, 32 F.3d 921, 930 (5th Cir.1994); United States v. Moore, 949 F.2d 68, 71 (2nd Cir.1991), ce rt. denied sub nom., Salami v. United States, 503 U.S. 988 , 112 S.Ct. 1678 , 118 L.Ed.2d 396 (1992); United States v. Dingle, 546 F.2d 1378, 1380 (10th Cir.1976); United States v. Dansker, 537 F.2d 40 (3rd Cir.1976); United States v. Gallo, 653 F.Supp. 320, 328-29 (E.D.N.Y.1986); United States v. Cuthbertson, 511 F.Supp. 375, 382-83 (D.N.J.1981), rev…
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Sadowski v. Grounds
t is clear that a mandatory life sentence for murder does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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United States v. Miller
See United States v. Sasser, 971 F.2d 470, 479-81 (10th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 924 , 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993). 20 Counsel's final argument is that the district court, at sentencing, erred in computing Miller's criminal history category.
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Roy B. Scrivner v. Robert J. Tansy, Warden, New Mexico State Penitentiary Attorney General for the State of New Mexico
See United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211-12 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993). 22 Indeed, "the prevailing practice of individualizing sentencing determinations generally reflects simply enlightened policy rather than a constitutional imperative." Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280, 304 , 96 S.Ct. 2978, 2991 , 49 L.Ed.2d 944 (1976).
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Scrivner v. Tansy
See United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211-12 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993).
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United States of America, Appellee-Plaintiff v. Hermie Cordero, Appellant-Defendant
See United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 204 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1292 (1993) (duress defense does not postulate that the defendant lacked the requisite mental state). 13 Cordero asserts that Meraz-Solomon is distinguishable insofar as the defendant's entry of a conditional guilty plea in that case removed the defendant's knowledge from issue.
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Rodney L. Scott v. P.L. Kernan Dan Lungren, Attorney General of the State of California
See United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211 (9th Cir.1991) (federal statute with mandatory life imprisonment for murder did not violate eighth amendment), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1292 (1993). 8 AFFIRMED. * The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument.
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United States v. Lamar Lowe, AKA Lamar Robinson, AKA \Crack
See United States v. Sasser, 971 F.2d 470, 479 (10th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1292 (1993); United States v. Record, 873 F.2d 1363 , 1372 n. 5 (10th Cir.1989).
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David A. Hawkins v. Chase Riveland
See United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211-12 (9th Cir.1992) (federal Constitution does not guarantee an accused the right to present mitigating evidence to the sentencing court in a non-capital case) cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 1292 (1993).
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Ely v. Terhune
Harmelin, 501 U.S. at 994-996 , 111 S.Ct. at 2701-02 ; see also United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211 (9th Cir.1991) (“a mandatory life sentence for murder does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment,” even though there is no individual assessment of sentence), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 924 , 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993); United States v. Van Winrow, 951 F.2d 1069, 1071 (9th Cir.1991) (mandatory sentence of life without possibility of parole does not violate Eighth Amendment although judge is precluded from considering mitigating circumstances).
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Gonzalez v. Prunty
Harmelin, 501 U.S. at 994-96 , 111 S.Ct. at 2701-02 ; See also United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 924 , 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (“a mandatory life sentence for murder does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment,” even though there is no individual assessment of the sentence); United States v. Van Winrow, 951 F.2d 1069, 1071 (9th Cir.1991) (a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of parole does not violate the Eighth Amendment even though the trial judge is precluded from considering mitigating circumstances).
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United States v. Larry Dwight Jaynes and April Marie Jaynes
See also United States v. Sasser, 971 F.2d 470, 477-78 (10th Cir. 1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 924 , 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993); United States v. Bedonie, 913 F.2d 782, 792 (10th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 501 U.S. 1253 , 111 S.Ct. 2895 , 115 L.Ed.2d 1059 (1991).
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Bridgewater v. State
Harmelin v. Michigan, 501 U.S. 957, 995-97 , 111 S.Ct. 2680, 2702 , 115 L.Ed.2d 836 (1991); see also United States v. LaFleur, 971 F.2d 200, 211 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1292 , 122 L.Ed.2d 683 (1993).
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Sasser
v.
United States
v.
United States
No. 92-6509.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Feb 22, 1993.
Published
Citer courts: C.D. California (1)
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.