Is there any case law in which a defendant has argued that a sentence imposed by a court was wrong when it imposed a prison term on a convicted rapist?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guinn, D058985 (Cal. App. 2012):
This issue is controlled by People v. Chambers (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 1047. There, the defendant contended the trial court erred when it imposed a prison term for a
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