Robert McGruder v. Steven W. Puckett

How courts have described this case

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• holding that sentence was not grossly-disproportionate in light of both the Supreme Court’s and the Fifth Circuit’s precedent
• explaining that, if the appellate court determines that the sentence is not grossly disproportionate to the crime, no further analysis need be conducted
• discussing the various opinions issued in Harmelin and their impact on the Solem decision
• reviewing Solem v. Helm and Harmelin v. Michigan , 501 U.S. 957 (1991)

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