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HARMELIN v. MICHIGAN

No. 89-7272.

501 U.S. 957 (1991)

HARMELIN v. MICHIGAN.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla J. Johnson, by appointment of the Court, 497 U.S. 1022, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Richard Thompson argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Michael J. Modelski.*

JUSTICE SCALIA announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Part IV, and an opinion with respect to Parts I, II, and III, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE joins.

Petitioner was convicted of possessing 672 grams of cocaine and sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison without possibility of parole.1 The Michigan Court of Appeals initially reversed his...

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