Criminal
Mar. 7, 2003
Three-Strikes Gets Justices' Approval
WASHINGTON - A divided U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday upheld three-strikes laws in California and 24 other states against charges they are unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment when applied to a third-strike petty offense such as shoplifting.
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