NCJ Number
32784
Journal
Dickinson Law Review Volume: 80 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1976) Pages: 346-351
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS HELD THAT CLASSIFICATION OF THE OFFENSE AS A FELON AND MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE IMPOSED BY STATUTE DID NOT VIOLATE THE EIGHTH AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Abstract
THE COURT FORMULATED FOUR CRITERIA FOR WEIGHING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A STATUTORILY IMPOSED PUNISHMENT.