What is the test for cruel and unusual punishment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Drew, 40 Cal.App.4th 811, 47 Cal.Rptr.2d 319 (Cal. App. 1995):
We find no violation of the separation of powers doctrine. (See People v. Campos, supra, 38 Cal.App.4th 1669, 1674-1675, 45 Cal.Rptr.2d 706.)
3. Cruel and unusual punishment.
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