Legal Opinion
Davis v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1978No. 77-1782PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in which case the district court set aside two sentences as being so disproportionately excessive as to constitute cruel - and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
Roger Trenton Davis was convicted in a trial by jury in Wythe County, Virginia, of the offenses of distribution of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Davis attacked the severity of the sentences he received, as well as making other constitutional claims.1 He…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Dewey Hart v. Ira M. Coiner, Warden of the West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hutto v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- William James Rummel v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. GrantDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1984
- Allen v. EllisorDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1979
- Davis v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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