When will a judge exercise his discretion in sentencing a defendant to a sentence that is too long?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, B233196 (Cal. App. 2012):
constitutes an abuse of discretion simply because it is lengthy. We conclude that he has not met his burden of establishing that the trial court's sentencing decisions were irrational or arbitrary. (See People v. Carmony, supra, 33 Cal.4th at p. 377.)
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