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U.S. v. FARMER

No. 95-3126.

73 F.3d 836 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas Lee FARMER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied February 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Parrish, Des Moines, Iowa, argued, for appellant.

Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. Atty., argued, Daniel C. Tvedt, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, and JONES, District Judge.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied February 27, 1996.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

On September 13, 1994, the so-called "three strikes and you're out" proposal became a federal law. P.L. 103-322, Title VII, § 70001, 108 Stat. 1796, 1982, codified as 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). The statute imposes a mandatory sentence of life in prison for persons convicted of three or more specified "serious violent felon[ies]." 18 U.S.C. § 3559...

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