Court: 292-year sentence in string of nonviolent burglaries is not excessive (access required)

A divided federal appeals court said a 292-year sentence for a string of nonviolent burglaries over three months in Bullhead City was not “grossly disproportionate” to the crime and did not violate the Eighth Amendment.

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