Legal Opinion
People v. Edwards
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided April 10, 2019No. A147103; A147379PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTucher, J.
*186Appellants Emmanuel Chioma and Antonio Edwards were each convicted on multiple counts arising from their joint sexual assault and robbery of Jane Doe and robbery of her male friend. With "one-strike" and other allegations against them, Chioma was sentenced to 129 years to life, and Edwards was sentenced to 95 years to life. Appellants were both 19 years old when they committed these offenses.
*45Appellants challenge their respective prison sentences as cruel and unusual punishment, and they challenge on equal protection grounds their exclusion from the provisions of Penal Code section 30511…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Emmanuel Chioma v. Kelly SantoroDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2026
- In re JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
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