Morris Ndlovu v. Merrick B. Garland

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How courts have described this case

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• holding that a sentence of 25 years to life for a third shoplifting offense violated the Eighth Amendment
• holding that a sentence of 25 years to life with the possibility of parole is “harsh ... beyond any dispute”
• holding that this inquiry gives rise to an inference of gross disproportionality, which then calls for in-trajurisdictional and interjurisdictional analyses
• holding that this inquiry gives rise to an inference of gross disproportionality, which then calls for intrajurisdictional and interjurisdictional analyses
• holding that a sentence of 25 years to life for a third shoplifting offense violated the Eighth Amendment
• holding that this inquiry gives rise to an inference of gross disproportionality, which then calls for intrajurisdictional and interjurisdictional analy- ses

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