Government,
California Supreme Court
Sep. 7, 2022
State high court review could bring changes to 3 strikes law
Legal experts are divided over whether the court could interpret the law differently than before, without changing it.
With the state Supreme Court ready to review whether the Three Strikes Law requires Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to let his prosecutors try charges he opposes, attorneys are divided on the question of whether the law, as voters passed it, can be changed or how much.
One of the Three Strikes law’s provisions states that only voters can make changes — and they have adjusted it twice. However, some experts say things mig...
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