Douglas Wayne Sokell v. David Pedro, Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
Was it constitutional to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole or release, using recidivism (3 strikes) as a main fact, where one of the offenses was inchoate and all 3 crimes were non-violent?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED LWas it constitutional te be sentence to life in prison without | the possibility of perole or release , using recidivism (3 stikes) asa main fact, where one of the offenses was incheate and all 3 crimes were nonVieleat? Oo 2.Does this serfence, az described here, quality as crus) and “nese eit ander the Eighth Amandaedt te the Unzted States Construction, for non an inchoate offense 2 3. Wes it constititione| Ta be sartenced Te life in prison , a very onerses punishment rwhich vielefes the Sth Amendment ar | cruel and unuseal punishment, Where the petitioners claim as such, was never reviewed by ang court duets ste appeal course AOL to properly exhaust thet claim? 4. Was the crime commited senious enoigh fo warrant a sentence that harsh 7 |