Does Three Strikes sentencing apply where a defendant is sentenced to a term of life without parole?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lydon, C074335 (Cal. App. 2020):
The parties correctly agree that Three Strikes sentencing does not apply where a defendant is sentenced to a term of life without the possibility of parole because such a term is not a determinate term and does not contain a minimum term. (People v. Mason
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