People v. Turner

Defendant pled guilty to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life and appeals by right.

Defendant first argues that life imprisonment for armed robbery is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of US Const, Am VIII and Const 1963, art 1, § 16. The dominant test controlling determination of cruel and unusual punishment under both constitutional provisions is whether the punishment is in excess of any that would be suitable to fit the crime. People v Lorentzen, 387 Mich 167, 176; 194 NW2d 827 (1972); People v Stewart (On Rehearing), 400 Mich…