Harmelin v. Michigan
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court
501 U.S. 957 (1991)
HARMELIN
v.
MICHIGAN.
No. 89-7272.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Argued November 5, 1990.
Decided June 27, 1991.
CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MICHIGAN.
Carla J. Johnson, by appointment of the Court, 497 U. S. 1022, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
Richard Thompson argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Michael J. Modelski.[*]
2Judgment of the CourtJustice Scalia
Petitioner was convicted of possessing 672 grams of cocaine and sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison without possibility of parole.[1] The Michigan Court of Appeals initially reversed his conviction…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent · White; Dissent · Marshall; Dissent · Stevens.
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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