Edward Vincent Ray v. California
Whether Petitioners sentence of 38yrs 4mos., violates equal protection under the law because of the disparities in Californa sentences
whether Ptitoneris sentence totaling 3Byrs. 4mas, as a first time offender at the age of 38, for Non-homicide crimes, in fact constitates cruel and unusual punishment under the state and lor federal consttutions, and is the equivalent of ife without the possibility of parole (Lwop)?
whether appellant counsel violated Petitioner's Sixth Amendment appointed Right to Effective Counsel on Appeal, and was ineffective resulting in prejudice to Pettoner lost clam y faling to raise in brefing that Pettoner's sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment?
whether the State of California punishes male offenders more harshly, for the same class of crimes than it does femate offnders, is the state demonstrating gender blas?
Whether Petitioner's sentence of 36 years violates equal protection due to disparities in California sentences for female and male offenders for the same class of crimes