Criminal
Aug. 18, 2010
Three Strikes Thief Ordered Freed
Ending a case Three Strikes critics called infamous, a homeless man serving a life sentence for attempting to steal food was ordered released Monday by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge after spending 12 years in prison.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Bringing to a dramatic end a case that has for more than a decade been decried as an example of the draconian punishments doled out under California's three strikes law, a homeless man serving a life sentence for attempting to steal food was ordered released Monday after spending 12 years in prison.
Gregory Taylor's case earned recognition in 2000, when then-Los ...
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