California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Powell, F075848 (Cal. App. 2019):
Based on this record, defendant failed to meet his burden to show that the court's sentencing decision was irrational or arbitrary. (People v. Carmony, supra, 33 Cal.4th at p. 376.) In the absence of such a showing, we presume that the court acted to achieve legitimate sentencing objectives. (Id. at pp. 376-377.) As such, the court did not abuse its discretion and this claim fails.
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