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Ewing v. California

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Ewing v. California

In 2000, a man named Gary Ewing stole three golf clubs from a pro shop. However, because he had several felonies on his record, his sentence for stealing those golf clubs was 25 years to life. He challenged the sentence saying that it was so disproportionate to the crime that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court in a five to four decision says, no, actually, it is fine.

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