Criminal
Nov. 4, 2020
State high court mulls when prison becomes cruel and unusual
The state attorney general argued existing case law requires courts to give deference to the Legislature when considering whether a sentence for a particular crime is cruel and unusual punishment.
An appellate court misapplied a test established by the California Supreme Court to identify cruel and unusual punishments when it ruled a man sentenced to life for kidnapping for robbery when he was 17 continues to be unconstitutionally confined despite being granted parole, the state attorney general argued Tuesday.
Defense attorneys asked the high court to release William Palmer II indefinitely by affirming a ruling from the 1st ...
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