People v. Dotson

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1997-08-18

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Opinion BROWN, J. Under the three strikes law, a trial court must sentence a defendant with two or more qualifying prior felony convictions to an indeterminate life term with the minimum term calculated as the “greater” of three options. The last of these three options is calculated, as relevant here, by adding to…

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