1. Rummel v. Estelle, No. 78-6386 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 7, 1980, Argued , March 18, 1980, Decided
OVERVIEW: A Texas recidivist statute that imposed a life sentence on a defendant convicted of his third felony did not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, even though each felony involved small sums of money.
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