How have courts treated the issue of whether a defendant has a valid claim under the three strikes law?

As stated, [petitioner] does not challenge the trial court's exercise of discretion as such; that is, he does not contend that he falls outside the spirit of the three strikes law. (See Carmony, supra, 33 Cal.4th at pp. 375-378, 14 Cal.Rptr.3d 880, 92 P.3d 369.) Accordingly, we need not review that separate issue. (See People v. Stanley (1995) 10 Cal.4th 764, 793, 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 543, 897 P.2d 481 [point not developed is forfeited].)

People v. Scott, 179 Cal.App.4th 920, 926-32 (2009).

To the extent petitioner seeks relief regarding issues of state law, those issues are

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