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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Proportional Punishment

Numéro de cause ATAS/140/2004
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
Frais judiciaires à la charge de l'autorité
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The court considered whether a statute requiring mandatory minimum sentencing for certain offenses violated the state constitutional guarantee of proportional punishment. The situation involved a defendant convicted of offenses that triggered the mandatory minimum, leading to a sentence arguably disproportionate to the gravity of the crime. The court reasoned that while the legislature has broad discretion in setting penalties, the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence, without judicial consideration of mitigating factors, can constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the state constitution if the sentence is grossly disproportionate to the offense committed, thereby affirming that proportionality review requires an assessment of the sentence in relation to the harm caused and the culpability of the offender.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Proportional Punishment: The situation involved a defendant convicted of offenses that triggered the mandatory minimum, leading to a sentence arguably disproportionate to the gravity of the crime. The court reasoned that while the legislature has broad discretion in setting penalties, the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence, without judicial consideration of mitigating factors, can constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the state constitution if the sentence is grossly disproportionate to the offense committed, thereby affirming that proportionality review requires an assessment of the sentence in relation to the harm caused and the culpability of the offender.

Mots-clés

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proportionnalité de la peine peine minimale pouvoir d'appréciation du juge constitution contrôle de la peine droit pénitentiaire

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
This article was cited in the dispositive section ordering the appellant to pay the court costs.
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A/855/2007
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Judicial Discretion
A/622/2005
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing as Cruel and Unusual Punishment
A/697/2004
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Eighth Amendment Challenge
A/1278/1999
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statute Violates Judicial Discretion
A/725/2007
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Judicial Discretion

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

This article was cited in the dispositive section ordering the appellant to pay the court costs.

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