Russell A. Stoddard v. Florida
DueProcess Punishment
Does the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit a state from imposing a prison sentence that exceeds the maximum prison sentence allowed under state law?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. DOES THE EIGHT AMENDMENT PROTECTION AGAINST CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT PROHIBIT A STATE FROM IMPOSING A PRISON SENTENCE THAT . EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW? wis ++, ++ :2, DOES THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS REQUIREA | _. |. STATE TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE'S STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN. © glsscrae a. ENHANCED SENTENCE BEFORE IMPOSING AN ENHANCED SENTENCE? .., 3, DOES THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS REQUIRE AN “APPELLATE COURT TO ALLOW THE RECORD ON APPEAL TO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH DOCUMENTS FILED IN THE LOWER TRIBUNAL THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE ON APPEAL, INCLUDING DOCUMENTS THAT ON THEIR FACE DEMONSTRATE THAT THE LOWER TRIBUNAL'S FACTUAL FINDINGS AND THE RESULTING LEGAL CONCLUSIONS WERE INCORRECT?