without the possibility of parole. there is nothing preventing this court from doing that on a felony murder charge because felony murder once again is about responsibility, not about intent to kill. thank you. all right. mr. gauff? your honor, with all due respect, i don t believe that response addressed the issue. the issue is force individual such as mr. bryan who did not kill, did not attempt to kill, and did not intend to kill, whether or not the 8th amendment allows the imposition of a sentence of life without parole, it is not a question of the georgia sentencing scheme or statutes, it is a question of federal constitutional law. clearly under those circumstances, the death penalty, imposition of the death penalty is cruel and unusual. we are contending since 1982
force expert. there are several different avenues for appeal. if you re just playing the odds, the likelihood is slim once you get into the appellate court. so, i m wondering, when you put all the different sentences together, as you re saying, what are these people looking at as far as time in jail? life with or life without the possibility of parole. the georgia sentencing scheme for murder including malice murder and felony murder is pretty straightforward. and that s the way it is in a lot of jurisdictions. murder is usually an automatic life sentence. there isn t a lot of complicated sentencing guidelines to go through as if there were just a robbery or simpling a gaited assault. in which case you have to figure out the high and the low of the sentencing guidelines. this many months or that many months. here it s automatic. life is murder with or without the possibility of parole. and cal, you ve been