Gross Disproportionality

LEGAL TERM

A legal standard used in Eighth Amendment challenges, requiring a sentence to be significantly and excessively harsh compared to the crime committed.

Cases Involving Gross Disproportionality

1 case(s) reference this legal concept:

Sweet v. McMahon

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