California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Verile, G051875 (Cal. App. 2016):
A trial court must pass sentence on the defendant and impose the punishment prescribed. The court has no other discretion other than to sentence the defendant or grant probation. (People v. Duff (2010) 50 Cal.4th 787, 795-796.) Here, it
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