California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wise, C079087 (Cal. App. 2018):
The equal protection clauses of the United States and California constitutions require that laws provide the same protection to all persons in like circumstances. However, persons in different circumstances need not be treated the same. To succeed on an equal protection claim, the defendant must make a showing that a legal classification affects similarly situated persons unequally. (People v. Guzman (2005) 35 Cal.4th 577, 591-592.)
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