What is the case law regarding the sentencing of defendant in a murder case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, C085519 (Cal. App. 2018):
In 1999, a jury found defendant guilty of three counts of murder with firearm use and two counts of robbery. (People v. Thompson (April 3, 2002, C034507) [nonpub. opn.].) The trial court sentenced defendant to serve three consecutive life sentences
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