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This is not how the three-strike law works. You don't get a life sentence for petty theft. Under Penal Code section 667(e), you can receive a life term if you
by liber8 5y ago
This is not how the three-strike law works. You don't get a life sentence for petty theft.
Under Penal Code section 667(e), you can receive a life term if you are convicted of a serious or violent felony AND you have twice before been convicted of serious and violent felonies. See https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=667 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...
- hncommenter13 5y agoThat is how the law works after it was amended in 2012.[1] From the time of adoption in 1994 until 2012, even relatively minor crimes could result in a life sentence.[2] [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/us/california-convicts-are-out-of-prison-after-third-strike-and-staying-out.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/us/california-convicts-ar... [2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-archives-steven-bell-the-bicycle-thief/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-archives-steven-bell-the-bic...