Under the law passed in 1994, anyone convicted of a felony at age 18 or older who has committed at least two serious or violent felonies must serve between 25 years and life in prison.
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that juvenile convictions can count as strikes.
Hat Tip: Many thanks Jungle Jim!
|Meredith Rodriguez
Crazy!
But, then, mandatory minimum sentencing laws ARE crazy. This just happens to fly in the face of the right to trial by jury.
These guys must be up for election soon.
Posted by: KC Cicero | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 03:56 PM
yawn
Posted by: Drew | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 08:17 PM