In Robinson v.California (1962),the Supreme Court held that Robinson's conviction must be

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The Supreme Court held that Robinson's conviction must be reversed because a person cannot be punished for a status or condition, in this case, addiction. The Court ruled that punishing someone for being addicted to drugs amounts to punishing them for their status or condition, which violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. The Court rejected the state's argument that addiction was a voluntary act and that people addicted to narcotics are a danger to themselves and others.

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