Is there any case law where the sentence of a person convicted of murder is reviewed in the context of the Fourteenth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Famalaro, S064306 (Cal. 2011):
Fourteenth Amendment because it fails to require the same sentence review afforded to noncapital defendants (People v. Morrison (2004) 34 Cal.4th 698, 731).
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