Is a defendant entitled to a motion to dismiss one or both of his strikes for purposes of sentencing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Young, C051839 (Cal. App. 5/2/2007), C051839 (Cal. App. 2007):
Defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to dismiss one or both of his strikes for purposes of sentencing. (People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (hereafter Romero).) According to him, the court failed to consider all the relevant sentencing factors and did not impose an equitable sentence. The contention fails.
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