Question: A person was caught stealing from the local department store. She pled guilty to the offense. During the sentencing, the judge noted that the maximum sentence is necessary for deterrence because theft damages trust in communities. The defendant believes her sentence was too harsh, and that the judge's prejudice against her ethnicity may have played a part in the decision. The defendant asks her lawyer to file an appeal based on violation of Equal Protection. Will the defendant's appeal be successful in demonstrating a violation of the Equal Protection Clause?