PLOTKIN, Judge.
This case raises the significant issue of whether a mandatory life sentence without benefits is constitutionally excessive when applied to a defendant who has four nonviolent and minor felonies. We hold that under these circumstances the trial judge is required to determine if there exist grounds for finding the sentence constitutionally excessive, thus requiring a deviation from the mandatory life sentence.
Defendant was charged by bill of...
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