What is the current state of the law on the penalty of a person who is found guilty of a sexual assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rhoades, 255 Cal.Rptr.3d 453, 453 P.3d 89, 8 Cal.5th 393 (Cal. 2019):
penalty impermissibly arbitrary in violation of the Eighth Amendment. ( People v. Seumanu , supra , 61 Cal.4th at pp. 13711375, 192 Cal.Rptr.3d 195, 355 P.3d 384 ; accord,
[453 P.3d 137]
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