Legal Opinion
United States v. George Lee Washington A/K/A Ollie Lee Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 77-3884PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge:
This appeal presents a single question: does the imposition of a five-year prison term for appellant’s failure to appear for sentencing constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” prohibited by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution? We conclude that it does not, and accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.
The facts are not disputed and may be briefly stated. In July of 1975 appellant Washington was charged in a one-count indictment with mail theft, aiding and abetting — a felony — in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1708 and 2. This charge…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Albert Lopez Gallego v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Ronald Ralph Pependrea v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Jesus Rivera-MarquezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Peter Wylie, United States of America v. Sheldon Perluss, United States of America v. David BachrachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Leo KleinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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