Supreme Court· 3/22/1982

Hutto v. Davis

Citations

454 U.S. 370
102 S. Ct. 703
70 L. Ed. 2d 556
1982 U.S. LEXIS 57

How courts have described this case

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holding that a lower court does not have the discretion to overrule the precedent of a superior court
holding that sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment for possession of 9 ounces of marijuana with intent to distribute did not contravene the Eighth Amendment
holding that imposition of a harsh sentence for possession of marijuana based on intent to distribute does not offend the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment
holding that two consecutive terms of 20 years’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and distribution of marijuana did not violate Eighth Amendment
holding that 20-year consecutive sentences for possessing nine ounces of marijuana did not violate the Eighth Amendment
holding that 40-year sentence for possessing less than nine ounces of marijuana did not violate Eighth Amendment

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Judges: Brennan, Marshall, Powell, Stevens

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