Opinion ID: 1932697
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: the sentence of life imprisonment violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the united states constitution.

Text: The appellant contends under this assigned error that the sentence of life imprisonment violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. At the outset, we note that the record reflects appellant did not present to the trial court the proposition that his sentence was unconstitutional, that he may not assert that allegation on appeal, and it is procedurally barred. Billiot v. State, 454 So.2d 445, 455 (Miss. 1984); Taylor v. State, 452 So.2d 441, 450 (Miss. 1984). Further, it is well settled that the imposition of a sentence is within the discretion of the trial court and this Court will not review the sentence, if it is within the limits prescribed by statute. Ainsworth v. State, 304 So.2d 656, 658 (Miss. 1974), cert. den. 422 U.S. 1012, 95 S.Ct. 2637, 45 L.Ed.2d 676 (1975). The assigned Error II is rejected.