California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Alfonso, C081691 (Cal. App. 2017):
Further, the trial court is not required to explain its reasons for finding the absence of mitigating factors. (People v. Lai (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 1227, 1258.) And, although defendant claims repeatedly that many mitigating factors were "undisputed," the record does not support this reading.
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