Is a sentence that "could not lawfully be imposed under any circumstance" enforceable?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Woods, B268625 (Cal. App. 2016):
Picklesimer (2010) 48 Cal.4th 330, 338), that is, a sentence that "could not lawfully be imposed under any circumstance in the particular case" (People v. Scott (1994) 9 Cal.4th 331, 354).
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