Is a life sentence without possibility of parole for a convicted felon in possession of a firearm?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Candelario v. Hartley, 1:10-cv-01404 OWW MJS HC (E.D. Cal. 2011):

the Eighth Amendment); United States v. Bland, 961 F.2d 123, 128 (9th Cir. 1992) (upholding a life sentence without possibility of parole for being a felon in possession of a firearm where defendant had an extensive criminal record).

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