Legal Opinion
Tuggle v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2007No. 06-16639PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
David Cecil Tuggle was convicted of possessing .11 grams of methamphetamine and sentenced to 25 years to life under California’s three strikes law. He was also sentenced to pay a $10,000 restitution fine. Tuggle appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2258. We affirm.
Tuggle asserts that his “three strikes” sentence violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Alternatively, he requests a remand to allow him to develop evidence that he is…
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