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BUNCH v. SMITH

No. 10-3426.

685 F.3d 546 (2012)

Chaz BUNCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Keith SMITH, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen P. Hardwick , Ohio Public Defender's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Lauren Suzanne Kuley , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stephen P. Hardwick , Ohio Public Defender's Office, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Jerri L. Fosnaught , Alexandra T. Schimmer , Matthew A. Kanai , Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS, GRIFFIN, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Chaz Bunch was convicted in Ohio state court of robbing, kidnaping, and repeatedly raping a young woman when he was 16 years old. The state trial court sentenced Bunch to consecutive, fixed terms totaling 89 years' imprisonment. Bunch appealed, arguing, among other things, that the trial court violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments by sentencing him to the functional equivalent of life...

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