Mandatory Sentencing and the Requirements of the Eighth Amendment After Harmelin v. Michigan.

Reviews the Supreme Court decision in Harmelin v. Michigan, which held that mandatory sentences, except the death penalty, for serious crimes do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1991-1992.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Civil rights. Sentences (Criminal procedure) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the Supreme Court decision in Harmelin v. Michigan, which held that mandatory sentences, except the death penalty, for serious crimes do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.