Is a defendant required to carry out a "considerable burden" to convince the Court that his sentence was disproportionate to his own culpability?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, B233196 (Cal. App. 2012):
A defendant "must overcome a 'considerable burden' in convincing us his sentence was disproportionate to his level of culpability. [Citation.]" (People v. Weddle (1991) 1 Cal.App.4th 1190, 1197.) We conclude that defendants have failed to carry their burdens.
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