Many young people have known the thrill of using a fake I.D. It may seem exciting to get into a bar or club when you’re underage, or to buy alcohol or cigarettes. But that thrill turns into trepidation if you’re arrested for using or even just possessing a fake I.D. What happens if you get […]
What to Do if You’re Arrested for Insurance Fraud
When most of us think of insurance fraud, we envision someone who purposely makes a false claim in order to obtain money they have no right to collect—we think of faked or exaggerated injuries or losses. But the truth is that insurance fraud can happen to anyone, sometimes through no intentional deceit of their own. […]
Can You Guess These Crazy California Laws?
California is infamous for the number of different laws there are for the entire state on a macro and micro level of state government. Through research, we found over 100 absurd California laws, some state-wide and some more specific by county or city. We’ve compiled twenty of those crazy California laws into this true […]
Are You Eligible to Have Your Record Expunged in California?
With the age of technology criminal records are entered into national databases that can be searched by anyone, allowing employers and other organizations to quickly conduct background checks. They can find out parts of your past you may wish to forget and your background may prevent you from receiving good job opportunities. With a good […]
What is California’s Three-Strike Law?
August 1, 2014 by Tyler Brown
The California three-strike law is what legally is known as a sentencing enhancement statute for repeat criminal offenders. The California three-strike law garnered national and international attention for its severity when it initially was enacted in 1994.
The Original California Three-Strike Law
Beginning in 1994, and running through the passage of a California voter initiative called Proposition 36, the three-strike law in the Golden State required that a criminal defendant, with a prior conviction of a serious felony, to be sentenced to a term of incarceration of double the maximum permitted by law on the new charge. If a criminal defendant was convicted of a third felony, of any type, with two prior strikes, that individual faced a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life.