three-strikes law
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of three-strikes law
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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It’s worth noting that the two major sentencing policies the Crime Bill pushed for—a federal three-strikes law and state truth-in-sentencing laws—were both laws that several states had adopted years earlier.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2024
"One was that we couldn't file strikes pursuant to the three-strikes law. And the three-strikes law as a mandatory law. It's something that the prosecutors don't have the discretion to ignore."
From Fox News • Feb. 22, 2022
Sentences like Flores’ are why criminal justice activists are lobbying the California Legislature to eliminate juvenile adjudications from the three-strikes law.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
Under Pennsylvania’s three-strikes law, a third theft charge must be a felony, regardless of the amount or value involved.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021
Another measure automatically restores the voting rights to felons once they leave prison, and one allows for resentencing of some people serving life without parole under the state’s three-strikes law due to second-degree robbery convictions.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2021
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