Assertion: helm's sentence | /r/HasProperty | excessive
Facets:
value: in relation to the crime
type: OTHER
value: constitutionally
type: MANNER
value: for the crime
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: A 90-day sentence was found to be excessive for the crime of being "addicted to the use of narcotics.
text: Today it holds that a sentence of life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole, is excessive punishment for a seventh allegedly "nonviolent" felony.
text: The Court then sets forth three assertedly "objective" factors to guide the determination of whether a given sentence of imprisonment is constitutionally excessive: (1) the "gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty," ante at 463 U. S. 290-291; (2) a comparison of the sentence imposed with "sentences imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction," ante at 463 U. S. 291 (emphasis added); (3) and a comparison of "the sentences imposed for commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions.
text: Hutto makes crystal clear that, under Rummel, it is error for appellate courts to second-guess legislatures as to whether a given sentence of imprisonment is excessive in relation to the crime,