State courts grapple with sentence enhancement laws.

In 2003, state supreme courts across the nation struggled with the constitutionality and breadth of state statutes allowing prosecutors to "enhance" the prison sentences of defendants convicted of multiple offenses. For example, in People v. Morgan, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the state's mandatory sentencing enhancement statute violated the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution. The case involved a defe...

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