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| The California Supreme Court recently took on and decided several cases (Acosta and Cornelius) having to do with sentencing under Three Strikes. The points they considered were - |
| 1. Whether option 1 of the Three Strikes law requires tripling of a minimum period parole ineligibility to calculate the minimum term of the indeterminate life sentence, 2. Whether the Three Strikes law applies notwithstanding the defendant's eligibility for sentencing under the One Strike law; and 3. Whether a prior conviction treated as a strike may also serve as the basis for referencing the One Strike law in calculating the minimum term and for imposing a sentence enhancement under section 557, subdivision (a). The Court decided all of these in the affirmative. |
| For those of you who enjoy the legal wrangling and the development of the logic involved, we have a copy of the decision for your reading pleasure (requires a copy of Adobe Acroreader installed on your computer). |
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