Pregerson, appointed by President Carter in 1979, is likely a solid vote against President Bush's spy case appeal.
At 83, he even snubs the U.S. Supreme Court. He rules against lifetime prison terms under California's three-strikes law, the nation's most strict sentencing statute, despite the high court having declared that life sentences for shoplifting and other pretty crimes is not cruel and unusual punishment.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/
http://tinyurl.com/2p5yro
Calf. life sentences for SHOPLIFTING...INSANE.
Gerald
Originally published at https://warintel.blogspot.com/2007/08/life-sentences-for-shoplifting-ok.html on August 14, 2007.