Criminal
Dec. 4, 2001
Lifers Forevermore
As of the end of September 2001, nearly 7,000 people were serving sentences of at least 25-years-to-life in prison because of the three strikes law. About half of these people committed a nonserious, nonviolent crime as their third "strike." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Andrade v. California Attorney General , has signaled that many of the inmates with nonaggravated current crimes might be entitled to reduction of their sentences.
By Robert E. Kalunian
As of the end of September 2001, nearly 7,000 people were serving sentences of at least 25-years-to-life in prison because of the three strikes law. About half of these people committed a nonserious, nonviolent crime as their third "strike." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Andrade v. California Attorney General, has sig...
As of the end of September 2001, nearly 7,000 people were serving sentences of at least 25-years-to-life in prison because of the three strikes law. About half of these people committed a nonserious, nonviolent crime as their third "strike." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Andrade v. California Attorney General, has sig...
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