Is there any case law where a defendant has been convicted of a similar crime and received the same sentence for the same crime?
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The following excerpt is from Harris v. Wright, 93 F.3d 581 (9th Cir. 1996):
1 Massey was convicted of the same crime and received the same sentence. See State of Washington v. Massey, 60 Wash.App. 131, 803 P.2d 340, 344, review denied, 115 Wash.2d 1021, 802 P.2d 126 (1990), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 960, 111 S.Ct. 1584, 113 L.Ed.2d 648 (1991).
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