What is the range of sentences for a defendant who has been convicted of a third strike crime?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Baker, E070825 (Cal. App. 2019):

"'Under the Three Strikes law as originally enacted, a felony defendant who had been convicted of a single prior serious or violent felony (a second strike defendant) was to be sentenced to a term equal to "twice the term otherwise provided as punishment for the current felony conviction." [Citation.] By contrast, a defendant who had been convicted of two or more prior serious or violent felonies (a third strike defendant) was to be sentenced to "an indeterminate term of life imprisonment with a minimum term of" at least 25 years. [Citation]' [Citation.] Thus, under the original law, a defendant previously convicted of two qualifying strikes was subject to a life term if he was subsequently convicted of any new felony, regardless of whether it was a serious or violent one." (People v. Frierson (2017) 4 Cal.5th 225, 230.)

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