Legal Opinion
Ewing v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 5, 2003No. 01-6978PublishedCited by 1,168 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
In this case, we decide whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits the State of California from sentencing a repeat felon to a prison term of 25 years to life under the State’s “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law.
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California’s three strikes law reflects a shift in the State’s sentencing policies toward incapacitating and deterring repeat offenders who threaten the public safety. The law was designed “to ensure longer prison sentences and greater punishment for those who commit a felony and have been previously convicted of serious and/or violent felony offenses.” Cal. Penal Code Ann. § 667(b)…
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