Legal Opinion
People v. Rhodes
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 2005No. A102776PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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SWAGER, J.
We conclude in this appeal that the sentence imposed upon defendant of life in prison without the possibility of parole for the second degree murder of a peace officer in the performance of his duties does not offend equal protection principles or constitute cruel and unusual punishment. We therefore affirm the judgment.
STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendant was charged in count one with murder (Pen. Code, § 187),1 with personal use of a semiautomatic firearm (§ 12022.5, subd. (b)), and personal infliction of great bodily injury upon a peace officer with a firearm…
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