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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:citation
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463 U.S. 277
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gptkbp:date
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1983-06-28
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Chief_Justice_Burger
gptkb:Justice_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_O'Connor
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gptkbp:heldBy
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A life sentence without parole for a nonviolent felony under a recidivist statute is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment if it is grossly disproportionate to the crime.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Solem v. Helm
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gptkbp:joinedBy
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gptkb:Justice_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Brennan
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun
gptkb:Justice_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_White
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
Cruel and unusual punishment
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_Dakota
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Powell
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:Jerry_Helm
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gptkbp:predecessor
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proportionality in sentencing
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Ewing_v._California
gptkb:Harmelin_v._Michigan
gptkb:Rummel_v._Estelle
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Warden_Solem
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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