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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing as Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Numéro de cause ATAS/239/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Rejeté (Dismissed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The case concerns a challenge to a statute imposing mandatory minimum prison terms, where the statute's application resulted in a disproportionately severe sentence for the defendant given the nature of their offense. The court reasoned that while legislative intent to ensure uniformity and deter crime is valid, the mandatory imposition of a minimum term, without regard to mitigating circumstances or the proportionality of the sentence to the specific crime committed, resulted in cruel and unusual punishment in violation of constitutional prohibitions, thus mandating the invalidation of the sentence under the facts presented.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing as Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The court reasoned that while legislative intent to ensure uniformity and deter crime is valid, the mandatory imposition of a minimum term, without regard to mitigating circumstances or the proportionality of the sentence to the specific crime committed, resulted in cruel and unusual punishment in violation of constitutional prohibitions, thus mandating the invalidation of the sentence under the facts presented.

Mots-clés

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peine minimale proportionnalité de la peine circonstance atténuante caractère obligatoire droit pénitentiaire aggravation de la peine

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
This article governs the allocation of court costs, which was applied in the final order regarding the costs of the federal proceedings.
Généré par l'IA
A/855/2007
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Judicial Discretion
A/697/2004
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Eighth Amendment Challenge
A/1399/2003
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and Proportional Punishment
A/1278/1999
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statute Violates Judicial Discretion
A/1920/2007
Mandatory Sentencing Statute as Unconstitutional Intrusion on Judicial Discretion and Bill of Attainder

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

This article governs the allocation of court costs, which was applied in the final order regarding the costs of the federal proceedings.

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