What is the effect of the Three Strikes law on a convicted felon in possession of a firearm?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Miller, B266611 (Cal. App. 2016):
On April 3, 1997, a jury found appellant guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. After finding true the allegations that appellant had suffered convictions for kidnapping and robbery in 1980, the trial court sentenced him to a term of 25 years to life under the Three Strikes law. In an unpublished opinion, this court affirmed the judgment. (People v. Miller (Jan. 22, 1999, B118475).)
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