Dewayne Cartwright v. State of Arkansas

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• noting that “courts must accord substantial deference to the legislature and its policy judgments” in analyzing sentencing statutes
• holding “these sentences do not violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment”
• acknowledging ongoing harm to child pornography victims arising from continuing violation of their privacy and continuing disclosure of “ 'personal matters’ ”
• discussing history of public interest litigation framework and legislative enactment abrogating and replacing it with AS 09.60.010
• upholding an aggregate sentence of 200 years arising from the imposition of 20 consecutive terms of 10 years' imprisonment for sexual exploitation of a minor convictions
• affirming a 200-year sentence for multiple acts of child pornography because “[a] defendant has no constitutional right to concurrent sentences for two separate crimes” (quoting State v. Jonas, 164 Ariz. 242, 792 P.2d 705, 712 (1990))

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