| Venue: | 8th Cir |
| Facts: | Farmer is the first guy to get a 3-strikes-and-you're-out prosecution. |
| Posture: | Convicted, looks like, and appeals about the sentence. |
| Issue: | Does this violate due process, double jeopardy, ex post facto, or equal protection? |
| Holding: | No, no, no, no. Affirmed. |
| Rule: | Disparate impact alone is not enough to show a constitutional violation. |
| Reasoning: | For this to violate equal protection, it would have to be shown that congress enacted this statute because of-- not in spite of-- its adverse effects on an identifiable group. |
| Dicta: | |