California Supreme Court· 12/4/1972

In Re Lynch

Citations

503 P.2d 921
8 Cal. 3d 410
105 Cal. Rptr. 217

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reviewing court must determine whether the sentence is \so disproportionate to the offense committed as to shock the moral sense of the community\ or \violate the principles of fundamental fairness\
punishment is constitutionally disproportionate if it “shocks the conscience and offends fundamental notions of human dignity”
punishment is constitutionally disproportionate if it \shocks the conscience and offends fundamental notions of human dignity\
indeterminate life maximum sentence for second offense of indecent exposure cruel and unusual given, in part, defendant’s superior intellect and great potential
indeterminate life maximum sentence for second offense of indecent exposure cruel and unusual given, in part, defendant's superior intellect and great potential
punishment should “not only ... fit the crime,” it should also “fit the criminal”

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Judges: Mosk, McComb

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