Circuit Rejects Argument That Mandatory Life Sentence Violates Eighth Amendment
By EsqSocial Corporation 06/08/19
In United States v. Sierra, the Second Circuit (Newman, Jacobs, Droney) wrote a short published decision that rejected the argument raised by several defendants that it violated the “cruel and unusual” provision of the Eighth Amendment to impose a...
By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP