Complex sentence: The penalty for parricide was heavy, but many argued imposing a stiff penalty (death penalty or life imprisonment) on Aizawa would violate the principle of human equality found in the constitution, and the Japanese supreme court agreed in a ruling on April 4,1973.
Split into simpler sentences: The penalty for parricide was heavy, but many argued imposing a stiff penalty on Aizawa would violate the principle of human equality found in the constitution. The Japanese supreme court agreed in a ruling on April 4,1973.