Court Opinion

ID: 9847995
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:11:02.898112+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:17:53.731161
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HENDERSON, Justice
(concurring specially).
I would affirm the convictions and remand for resentencing under the guidelines set forth in Solem v. Helm, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983), for the reason that the trial court did not have the guidelines set forth by the United States Supreme Court at hand when it sentenced Weiker.
At such resentencing, under my theory, the trial court would specifically determine a just punishment, to possibly include a life sentence or sentences, based upon the criteria set forth in Helm. This would entail an evidentiary hearing comparing sentences imposed on other criminals in this state and comparing sentences imposed for the same crime in other jurisdictions.