What is the effect of section 667 of the California Penal Code on sentences for repeat offenders?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Flournoy, 26 Cal.App.4th 1695, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 188 (Cal. App. 1994):

The 1982 initiative measure known as Proposition 8 added section 667 to the Penal Code and article I, section 28, subdivision (f) to the California Constitution. 3 The electorate's intent in enacting these provisions was to increase sentences for recidivist offenders. (People v. Jones (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1142, 1147, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 753, 857 P.2d 1163.) Section 667 provides a sentence enhancement for those persons who repeatedly commit serious felonies. 4 To the extent material, subdivision (a) of section 667 states:

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