habitual criminal sentence
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Definitions from Case Law
From 334 U.S. 728 - Gryger v. Burke · 1948Most cited · 1,594 citing opinions
The sentence as a fourth offender or habitual criminal is not to be viewed as either a new jeopardy or additional penalty for the earlier crimes. It is a stiffened penalty for the latest crime, which is considered to be an aggravated offense because a repetitive one.