Is a state statute, providing for an enhanced punishment (life imprisonment) for one convicted of a 'crime of violence,' unconstitutionally vague, when the statute provides no definition of the operative term 'crime of violence'?

QUESTION PRESENTED A Mississippi statute requires a life sentence for one who has been convicted of three (3) felonies, one of whichis a “crime of violence.” This sentencing enhancement statute does not define the term “crime of violence.” The question presented is: Is a state statute, providing for an enhanced punishment (life imprisonment) for one convicted of a “crime of violence,” unconstitutionally vague, when the statute provides no definition of the operative term “crime of violence”? 4 00359730. WED | ,