In re Henry CA1/4
More than 30 years ago, defendant was convicted of murder with a special circumstances allegation and sentenced to a term of life in prison without possibility of parole (LWOP). In March 2016, the trial court denied a petition filed by defendant that sought resentencing on the ground that the imposition of the LWOP sentence, without individual consideration of his age-related characteristics, violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. We find no error in the denial of defendant’s petition because defendant was 19 years old when he committed his crime.
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