What is the constitutional muster for a life sentence for a man convicted of aiding and abetting murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, 2d Crim. No. B263419 (Cal. App. 2016):
a significant degree of danger to society. Life sentences pass constitutional muster for those convicted of aiding and abetting murder, and for those guilty of felony murder who did not intend to kill. (See People v. Kelly (1986) 183 Cal.App.3d 1235, 1244-1247.)
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