Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 13, 2005, No. 03-56108; D.C. No. CV-02-00624-DOC (Skinner v. Roe)

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MEMORANDUM *

After he was convicted of twenty counts of theft-related offenses, petitioner James Skinner was sentenced to 225 years to life imprisonment under California’s Three Strikes Law. He challenged that sentence under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the district court denied his petition for habeas corpus. He now appeals that decision.