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One application of a three-strikes law was the Leonardo Andrade case in California in 2009. In this case, Leandro Andrade attempted to rob for $153 in videotapes from two San Bernardino K-Mart stores. He was charged under California's three-strikes law because of his criminal history concerning drugs and other burglaries.
Proposition 36, also titled A Change in the "Three Strikes Law" Initiative, was a California ballot measure that was passed in November 2012 to modify California's Three Strikes Law (passed in 1994). The latter law punishes habitual offenders by establishing sentence escalation for crimes that were classified as "strikes", and requires a ...
One of these laws was the so-called three strikes initiative, a 1994 ballot measure meant to lengthen prison sentences for Californians repeatedly convicted of felonies. More than 71% of voters ...
Under California's three strikes law, any felony can serve as the third "strike" and thereby expose the defendant to a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life in prison. The trial court denied Andrade's request to classify the two petty theft charges as misdemeanors, and Andrade was ultimately convicted of the two felony theft charges.
William Shae McKay could have been in custody Dec. 29 — in more than one case. Instead, the "three strikes" felon, already facing a life sentence, gunned down a Riverside County deputy before ...
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Although California's three-strikes law may have generated some controversy, "we do not sit as a superlegislature to second-guess" the policy choices made by particular states. "It is enough that the State of California has a reasonable basis for believing that dramatically enhanced sentences for habitual felons advances the goals of its ...
Prison officials said Keen’s conviction was considered a second strike under California’s “Three Strikes” law. He has been in CDCR custody since April 9, 2013.