Is a defendant entitled to a life without parole sentence for the murder of his mother?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Najera, G044246, Super. Ct. No. 08WF1517 (Cal. App. 2011):
Defendant claims the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for his mother's murder was erroneous because the jury found him guilty of second degree murder as to her. (See People v. Barnwell (2007) 41 Cal.4th 1038, 1047-1048.)
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