A brief summary of the case where Supreme Court concluded that it is "cruel and unusual" punishment to convict someone of being addicted to the use of narcotics.

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drug addiction

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cruel and unusual punishment, narcotic addition, non-death penalty, criminal procedure, eighth amendment, fourteenth amendment, oyez project: robinson v. california (1962), robinson v. california (1962), cruel and unusual punishment, 8th amendment

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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