What is the test for a sentence that violates the constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzalez v. Lizarraga, No. 1:13-cv-00907-AWI-SKO HC (E.D. Cal. 2016):
The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment applies "not only [to] barbaric punishments, but also [to] sentences that are disproportionate to the crime committed." Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 284 (1983). In federal habeas cases, whether a sentence violates
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