California has a powerful law that enhances the penalties of criminals who commit hate crimes. The 'panic' defense all but invalidates this law by reducing sentences due to the hate the defendant had for his or her victim.
California has a powerful law that enhances the penalties of criminals who commit hate crimes. The 'panic' defense all but invalidates this law by reducing sentences due to the hate the defendant had for his or her victim.
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment.
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