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"A Thug In Prison Cannot Shoot Your Sister": Ohio Appears Ready To Resurrect The Habitual Criminal Statute - Will It Withstand An Eighth Amendment Challenge?, Thomas R. Goots
Akron Law Review
The State of Ohio appears ready to pass a habitual offender statute. This Comment will take a closer look at habitual offender statutes in general and Ohio's past attempts at habitual offender statutes. The Comment will focus on the possible Eighth Amendment challenge to the proposed Ohio statute, by examining a hypothetical defendant.