State v. Woodard
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed from the imposition of three life sentences with a mandatory minimum term of twenty-five years following his plea of guilty to three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Defendant contended that the sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the state and federal constitutions. The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's imposition of Defendant's sentences, holding (1) Defendant's sentences did not constitute cruel or unusual punishment; and (2) the district court did not commit reversible error when it denied Defendant's motion for departure from the hard twenty-five life sentence applicable under Jessica's Law.
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