California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, 54 Cal.App.4th 888, 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 644 (Cal. App. 1997):
"Appellant has failed to show that this case and this defendant is that 'exquisite rarity' (People v. Weddle [, supra,] 1 Cal.App.4th 1190, 1196 [2 Cal.Rptr.2d 714] ... ), an instance of punishment which offends fundamental notions of human dignity or which shocks the conscience." (People v. Kinsey, supra, 40 Cal.App.4th at p. 1631, 47 Cal.Rptr.2d 769.)
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