Legal Opinion
Andy Bernard Taylor v. Gail Lewis, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2006No. 04-17517PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain; Concurrence by Judge Thomas
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
In this habeas case we review whether it was an unreasonable application of federal constitutional law for a California state court to decide that a “three strikes” sentence of 25 years to life for possessing 0.036 grams of cocaine did not violate the Eighth Amendment.
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On the afternoon of August 30, 1998, police officers in Bakersfield, California, observed Andy Bernard Taylor fail to obey a stop sign while riding his bicycle. One of the officers recognized Taylor. The police stopped him and, with Taylor’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Moore v. CHRONESDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2010
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