Criminal
May 30, 2013
Counties go to great lengths to dig up inmates eligible for resentencing
Months after the passage of Prop. 36, which reformed the state's three-strikes law, some legal experts and public defenders worry that some inmates eligible for resentencing under the law could be overlooked.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When voters approved Proposition 36 to soften the state's controversial three-strikes law, advocates hailed the moment as crucial in reforming a major component of California's criminal justice system. The measure, which received 69 percent of the vote in last year's general election, amended the law so that in most instances, sentences of 25 years to life would only be imposed if an offender's...
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