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Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS declares unconstitutional juvenile death penalty inRoper
Main March 1, 2005SCOTUS declares unconstitutional juvenile death penalty in RoperIn a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court has held in Roper v. Simmons that the…
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New Article Spotlight: Excessive Prison Sentences, Punishment Goals, and the Eighth Amendment: Proportionality Relative To What?
CrimProf Richard S. Frase of Minnesota has recently posted the above-titled paper on SSRN. The abstract states:This article examines constitutional proportionality requirements. The focus is on the assessment of lengthy…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brief (and compelling) weekend reading about mandatories
Main November 20, 2004Brief (and compelling) weekend reading about mandatoriesIn this post, I criticized Utah US District Judge Paul Cassell's decision in the Angelos mandatory minimum case for its summary…