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People v. Govan: Judges Have Discretion Not to Impose Strike Punishment

June 7, 2023

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

People v. Govan: Judges Have Discretion Not to Impose Strike Punishment California’s One Strike Law imposes significantly harsher sentences for sex crimes if committed under certain aggravating circumstances. However, in the case of People v. Govan, the court held that judges have discretion not to impose a sentence for a one-strike offender. If you or […]

New Law Would Mean Prior Juvenile Strike Crime Convictions Could No Longer Be Used In Adult Court To Strike Out An Accused

July 12, 2021

Criminal Defense, Juvenile Crime, Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

New Law Would Mean Prior Juvenile Strike Crime Convictions Could No Longer Be Used In Adult Court To Strike Out An Accused For years, persons facing a strike crime in California as an adult could be facing 25 years to life if the prosecutor could prove that the person had 2 prior strikes. Until now, […]

Resentencing Can Still Be Refused To Inmates Convicted Under the Prior Three Strikes Law (California Penal Code 1170.126)

January 16, 2013

Law & Information, Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

Resentencing Can Still Be Refused To Inmates Convicted Under the Prior Three Strikes Law (California Penal Code 1170.126) Prior to Proposition 36, the old “Three Strikes Law” required you to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison if you were convicted of any felony and had two prior “strike convictions.” Now, under the […]

Prop 36 Drug Treatment And The Three Strikes Law In California

January 3, 2013

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

Prop 36 Drug Treatment And The Three Strikes Law In California The Prop 36 drug treatment law, known as the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, allows qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent drug possession offenses to receive a sentence of probation rather than incarceration. As a term of the probation the defendant must […]

Petition For Resentencing Under Proposition 36

November 9, 2012

Drug Diversion, Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

Petition For Resentencing Under Proposition 36 Proposition 36 has passed. It allows certain inmates a right to recall their sentence if the felony that sent them to prison for life is not a violent or serious felony as stated in the new law. There are certain aspects of the law that you need to understand […]

California’s Three-Strikes Law And Crimes That Would Be Considered Strikes For Those With Prior Strikes

October 16, 2012

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

California’s Three-Strikes Law And Crimes That Would Be Considered Strikes For Those With Prior Strikes California’s three-strikes law can be very confusing and its impact is often misunderstood by those directly affected by it and their loved ones. It is very important for anybody currently being charged with a strike offense or anyone with a […]

The Stringent Effects of The Three Strike Law

October 5, 2012

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

The Stringent Effects of The Three Strike Law One can only hope to never be charged with a crime, let alone a crime that qualifies as a “strike.” California’s Three Strikes law is an extremely harsh sentencing scheme for people charged and convicted of certain types of crimes. While there are similar laws in other […]

I’m Charged With A “Strike” In California – What Should I Need To Know?

March 25, 2011

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

I’m Charged With A “Strike” In California – What Should I Need To Know? California’s Three-Strikes and You’re Out Law went into effect on March 7, 1994. It targets repeat offenders, and dramatically increases punishment for persons convicted of a felony who have previously been convicted of one or more "serious" or "violent" felonies. Under […]

What is a "Strike" and How Does it Affect Sentencing? California Penal Code Section 667

February 19, 2010

Strike Crime

Paul Wallin

What is a "Strike" and How Does it Affect Sentencing? California Penal Code Section 667 California is notorious for its three-strikes law. The law has been on the books for some time, but there has been no real proof of its effectiveness in deterring crime. The three-strikes provision provides that a defendant who commits any […]

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