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Mitchell v. Wisconsin: Why Mitchell v. Wisconsin Sucked


On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin's
penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminals who
"intentionally select the person against whom the crime...is committed..because
of the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin
or ancestry of that person." Chief Justice Rehnquist deliverd the opinion of
the unanimous Court. This paper argues against the decision, and will attempt
to prove the unconstitutionality of such penalty enhancement laws.
On the evening of October 7, 1989, Mitchell and a group of young black
men attacked and severely beat a lone white boy. The group had just finished
watching the film "Mississippi Burning", in which a young black boy was, while
praying, beaten by a white man. After the film, the group moved outside and
Mitchell asked if they felt "hyped up to move on some white people". When the
white boy......

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