tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328051960197677.post4563479414802844871..comments2023-10-01T06:25:05.139-05:00Comments on Imperfectly Vertical: Life for PotBilly S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09639264314799589440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328051960197677.post-10562761649973444392011-05-19T14:06:49.978-05:002011-05-19T14:06:49.978-05:00In general, the court have been reluctant to put l...In general, the court have been reluctant to put limits on the severity of criminal sentences, other than in the death penalty context, where the death penalty has been limited to murder (rather than rape and other crimes) and to defendants who are neither juveniles nor mentally retarded. Recently, the United States did extend the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment to juveniles who received life sentences for non-homicide offenses. But for adults with life sentences for non-homicide crimes, I suspect there will be a very long wait before the Court takes any action.Billy Sothernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976423257696369722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328051960197677.post-29839426895523053392011-05-17T19:50:38.242-05:002011-05-17T19:50:38.242-05:00What has happened when these sort of sentences hav...What has happened when these sort of sentences have been tested? Seems straight-up nuts.mattnoreply@blogger.com