What is the case law on sentencing a defendant to a more severe sentence than a defendant convicted of murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Delgado, 2 Cal.5th 544, 214 Cal.Rptr.3d 223, 389 P.3d 805 (Cal. 2017):
reasonably justify the imposition of a more severe sentence on the defendant compared to others found guilty of murder. " (Lowenfield v. Phelps (1988) 484 U.S. 231, 244, 108 S.Ct. 546, 98 L.Ed.2d 568.)
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