California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ocobachi, B296348 (Cal. App. 2020):
We reject the proposition that defendant must be given retroactive effect of a benefit for which he is ineligible. We also reject defendant's claim that he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. A defendant bears a "considerable burden" to show that his punishment was cruel and unusual. (People v.
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