The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 704West Publishing Company, 1986 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... sentence than he received at the first trial . [ 5 ] The Pearce rule applies only to sentencing after a retrial , and even in that situation , ' the Due Process Clause is not offended by all possibilities of in- creased punishment upon ...
... sentence than he received at the first trial . [ 5 ] The Pearce rule applies only to sentencing after a retrial , and even in that situation , ' the Due Process Clause is not offended by all possibilities of in- creased punishment upon ...
Page 311
... sentence as a recidivist following his twenty - third felony conviction . We find no merit to this contention and affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals which had upheld the sentence . The challenge to the life sentence is ...
... sentence as a recidivist following his twenty - third felony conviction . We find no merit to this contention and affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals which had upheld the sentence . The challenge to the life sentence is ...
Page 313
... sentencing court as to the appropriate- ness of a particular sentence ; rather , in applying the Eighth Amendment the ap- pellate court decides only whether the sentence under review is within constitu- tional limits . In view of the ...
... sentencing court as to the appropriate- ness of a particular sentence ; rather , in applying the Eighth Amendment the ap- pellate court decides only whether the sentence under review is within constitu- tional limits . In view of the ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 708 |
Judges V | 715 |
Table of Cases Reported IX | 730 |
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