| Court: | US Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Eqing was on parole and stole some golf clubs (3 of them, each worth $400). He had two or more serious or violent offenses in the past. |
| Posture: | Convicted of one count of grand theft (>$400), sentenced to 25-life. |
| Issue: | Does the Eighth Amendment prohibit CA's "three strikes" law? |
| Holding: | No. |
| Rule: | Legislative judgment with a rational basis is entitled to deference. |
| Reasoning: | It's about incapacitation. His crime wasn't just the theft: it was the theft while on parole for other things. It is not irrational to punish recidivists more severely. |
| Dicta: | Concurring: 8A is about modes of punishment, not proportions. |