Rummel v. Estelle

Rummel v. Estelle

SCOTUSCase
Litigants= Rummel v. Estelle
ArgueDate= January 7
ArgueYear= 1980
DecideDate= March 18
DecideYear= 1980
FullName= Rummel v. Estelle, Corrections Director
Citation=
USVol= 445
USPage=263
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Holding=The Court affirmed the Texas state court's decision that life in prison with possibility of parole is not cruel and unusual punishment for a habitual offender convicted of passing bad checks.
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SCOTUS= 1975-1981
Majority=Justice Rehnquist
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Rummel v. Estelle 445 U. S. 263 (1980) is a United States Supreme Court case [ [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=445&invol=263 FindLaw | Cases and Codes ] ] in which the Court upheld a life sentence with the possibility of parole for fraud crimes totaling $230.

ee also

* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 445
* Capital punishment
* Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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