Does the Three Strikes law apply to a defendant who has a history of violent crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, D069901 (Cal. App. 2016):
particulars of his background, character, and prospects, the defendant may be deemed outside the [Three Strikes law's] spirit, in whole or in part, and hence should be treated as though he had not previously been convicted of one or more serious and/or violent felonies." (People v. Williams, at p. 161.)
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