LAWS 2180 Study Guide - Hobo
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Weems v. united states (1910: weems is skimming off the top a little of money, took place in the philippines. Proportionality: caesar beccaraia: argument against capital punishment in the 18th century. Introduced the notion of proportionality: sentence should accord with the severity of the crime. Imprisonment is more proportional and it could lead to rehabilitation of the convict. Open up the possibility of interpretation of the cruel and unusual punishment for each court to come. Not only can be on what has been but on what may be : Francis v. resweber (1947: andrew thomas (white man): body is found shot and his wallet taken, francis is a part time employee of thomas and he is missing, found in possession with a gun and thomas"s wallet. Francis denied guilt, had a bad lawyer and was sentenced to death which meant electrocution in louisiana.
