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Georgia high court finds mandatory life term for failure to register unconstitutionally excessive

By Douglas A. Berman

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article reporting on an important ruling yesterday in Georgia. The article is headlined "State Supreme Court: Sentence for sex offenders overruled; Life in prison breaks Eighth Amendment," and its provides an effective and detailed summary of the court's work: The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down another provision of the state?s tough sex-offender law, calling mandatory life sentences for offenders who fail to register a second time ?grossly disproportionate? punishment. In a 6-1 decision, written by Justice Robert Benham, the court said the life sentence imposed upon 26-year-old Cedric Bradshaw of Statesboro violates the Eighth Amendment?s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment...continue to full post

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