In Which Case Did the U

question 24

Multiple Choice

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that states can impose sentences of life in prison for habitual offenders, even when the underlying felonies involve nothing more serious than fraudulent use of a credit card and writing bad checks where the total amount of money in question was less than $230?

• A) Rummel v. Estelle
• B) Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville
• C) Gregg v. Georgia
• D) J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel T.B.

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Feature Integration Theory

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