What is the test for cruel and unusual punishment under the federal and state constitutions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Woods, A152522 (Cal. App. 2019):
cruel and/or unusual punishment under the federal and state Constitutions. (See People v. Sullivan (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 524, 568-573 [210 years to life for six counts of robbery] . . . .) Appellant's sentence is not excessive and his claim of cruel and unusual punishment necessarily fails."
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