California Court of Appeal

Defendant's sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, imposed 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.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/18/2005
• Published 02/18/2005

Judges

• SWAGER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew Zwerling,Richard Such, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorneys General, Catherine A. Rivlin, Allen R. Crown, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.