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  • Kiss sends man to prison — for life

    02/16/2006 1:59:50 PM PST · by DuckFan4ever · 176 replies · 3,079+ views
    Oregonlive ^ | 2/16/2006, 12:02 a.m. PT | The Associated Press
    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It may have been a borderline call, but it was still a third strike. The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ruling that sent Nicholas Meyrovich to life in prison under a 2001 three-strikes law. Meyrovich got his third strike, a felony sex offense, for delivering an unwanted kiss. Meyrovich, in his appeal, claimed that a life sentence for the kiss violated the Oregon Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Meyrovich, 60, an exterminator, was inspecting the home of a Salem woman in October 2003 when he suddenly grabbed her and kissed her....