Criminal
Apr. 13, 2002
The Deafening Silence of the High Court
SAN FRANCISCO - California has the first and toughest three-strikes law in the nation. One would think the state's highest court would want to have a say in whether life prison sentences for third-strike petty thefts and minor drug offenses are too tough or just right.
One would think the state's highest court would want to have a say in whether life prison sentences for third-strike petty thefts and minor drug offenses are too tough or just right.
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