In the context of the Three Strikes Law, how have courts treated cases where a defendant was convicted of a similar offence but later found guilty of a different offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mayon, E054156 (Cal. App. 2013):
In both instances, the trial court carefully reviewed the relevant factors and concluded that neither defendant was outside the spirit of the Three Strikes Law and should not be treated as if he had not suffered his prior conviction. (People v. Williams, supra, 17 Cal.4th at pp. 161-164.) We do not hold the trial court abused its discretion.
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