Criminal
Oct. 3, 2012
Making the case for Proposition 36
Proposition 36 is a modest reform of the Three Strikes Law originally passed by the voters in 1994. It protects a very valuable tool to appropriately punish serious or violent recidivist offenders. By Steve Cooley
Proposition 36 is a modest reform of the Three Strikes Law originally passed by the voters in 1994. It protects a very valuable tool to appropriately punish serious or violent recidivist offenders. Generally, it requires that the new felony offense be serious or violent for an offender with two prior strikes to receive a 25-to-life sentence. There are a number of exceptions, however, that allow a prosecutor to seek a 25-to-life sentence for a thir...
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