What is the test for determining whether a defendant has a history of criminal convictions under the three strikes law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jennings, D073214 (Cal. App. 2018):
The trial court's consideration of the Romero motion required the court to follow the guidelines of People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148, to determine if the defendant falls within the spirit of the three strikes law. That is not the same consideration of
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