Is a defendant who has a history of serious and/or violent felony convictions a violation of the Three Strikes Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, B252959 (Cal. App. 2014):
prior serious and/or violent felony convictions, and the particulars of the defendant's background, character, and prospects, place the defendant outside the spirit of the Three Strikes law, in whole or in part. (People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148, 161.)
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