Invoking the Eighth Amendment, the Supreme Court found a 90 day sentence for being addicted to the use of narcotics excessive in

a. Robinson v. California
b. Coker v. Georgia
c. Anderson v. Alabama
d. Pulley v. Harris


Ans: a. Robinson v. California

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