Under California sentencing laws, some crimes that can lead to life without parole sentencing are: first-degree murder, per Penal Code 187, felony-murder, per Senate Bill 1437, rape, per Penal Code 261, if the defendant had a prior conviction of rape, sexual penetration, per Penal Code 289, if the defendant tortured the victim while committing the crime, lewd or lascivious acts, per Penal Code 288, if the defendant committed the crime during the commission of a burglary, spousal rape, per Penal Code 262, if the defendant inflicted great bodily injury on the victim in the commission of the offense, and treason, per Penal Code 37.