United States Eighth Circuit

Life imprisonment imposed on first-time offender for selling 0.238 grams of crack cocaine violated the 8th Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2001
• Published 07/09/2001

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, and BRIGHT and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Thomas Sullivan, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kelly K. Hill, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.