Definition of Three Strikes Law

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The three strikes law are criminal statues that punish repeat offenders, particularly after they have committed three crimes. In California, the crimes must be felonies in order to fall under the three strikes criterion/jurisdiction.

(legal-dictionary,threestrikes page)  

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Breif History

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"Beginning in the early 1990s, states began to enact mandatory sentencing laws for repeat criminal offenders. These statutes came to be known as "three strikes laws," because they were invoked when offenders committed their third offense. By 2003 over half the states and the federal government had enacted three strikes laws."

 (legal-dictionary,three strikes page)

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