LEE ALLEN NELSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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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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