Is a sentence of life without parole cruel and unusual punishment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vinson, B238043 (Cal. App. 2013):
Defendant contends that imposition of the "functional equivalent" of a term of life without the possibility of parole (People v. Caballero (2012) 55 Cal.4th 262, 268) for a crime committed when he was 16 years old constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. We agree the case must be remanded for resentencing to enable the trial court to reconsider its sentence in light of recent case law.
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