1. Weems v. United States, No. 20., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued November 30, December 1, 1909. , May 2, 1910, Decided
OVERVIEW: Conviction and sentence of prisoner in Philippines for falsifying a public and official document was improper because the sentence was grossly disproportionate to the offense and therefore cruel and unusual under the Philippine Bill of Rights.
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