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| Three Strikes Challenge: Prop. 36 would ease state's third felony law |
| By montereyherald.com - Don Thompson |
| Published: 10/08/2012 |
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SACRAMENTO — California's law mandating life in prison for a third felony conviction has led to cases like that of Shane Taylor, who has been in prison since being convicted in 1996 for possessing $10 worth of methamphetamine. His prior felonies, both committed when he was 19, were a burglary and attempted burglary. Supporters of Proposition 36 on the November ballot say inmates such as Taylor should have a chance to go free. They want to modify the nation's toughest three-strikes law so only a violent or serious third felony would lead to a life sentence. But the initiative, if passed, also could benefit inmates such as 58-year-old Lupe Escobedo, who was convicted of committing 17 robberies in two years, 15 of them while he was armed with a gun or knife. Read More. |
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