In what circumstances have courts considered prior strikes by a defendant prior to his conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Holsey, C068281 (Cal. App. 2012):
In Reyes v. Brown (9th Cir. 2005) 399 F.3d 964 (Reyes), the defendant's prior strikes were residential burglary (committed at age 17 in 1981, resulting in a commitment to the former CYA) and a 1987 armed robbery (resulting in a prison sentence); the
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