The following excerpt is from Blair v. Price, No. 2:16-cv-0132 JAM AC (E.D. Cal. 2020):
5. See People v. Superior Court (Romero), 13 Cal. 4th 497 (1996). The "three-strikes" law mandates enhanced sentences for defendants with qualifying prior convictions. Sentencing courts have limited discretion pursuant to Romero to dismiss priors at sentencing, thereby avoiding their enhancing effect.
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