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Law providing more severe penalties for repeat offenders
In the United States, habitual offender laws—commonly referred to as three-strikes laws—require a person who is convicted of an offense and who has one
Three-strikes_law
Topics referred to by the same term
Three strikes or 3 Strikes may refer to: Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 of New Zealand that imposed a "three-strikes law" It was repealed by the
Three_strikes
American legal representation clinic
The Stanford Law School Three Strikes Project is one of the eleven Mills Legal Clinics at Stanford Law School. Founded in 2006, it provides legal representation
Stanford Law School Three Strikes Project
Stanford_Law_School_Three_Strikes_Project
American murder case
California's 'Three Strikes' law came to be". For The Curious. Retrieved April 24, 2017. Franklin, Daniel (September 1994). "The right three strikes – three strikes
Murder_of_Polly_Klaas
Referendum changing the three-strikes law
in the "Three Strikes Law" Initiative, was a California ballot measure that was passed in November 2012 to modify California's Three Strikes Law (passed
2012 California Proposition 36
2012_California_Proposition_36
Proposed Act of Parliament in New Zealand
Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024 is a New Zealand Act of Parliament that restores the three-strikes sentencing regime that was
Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024
Sentencing_(Reinstating_Three_Strikes)_Amendment_Act_2024
American murderer
whose criminal record fueled support for the passage of California's "three-strikes law" for repeat offenders and the involuntary civil commitment act for
Richard_Allen_Davis
"Three Strikes" Law | USAM | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-23. Meese, Edwin (1994-01-01). "Three-Strikes Laws
Sentencing_reform
American drug dealer
possession and distribution of LSD (or "acid") under the federal three-strikes law. In August 2016, after serving 24 years and 27 days behind bars, Tyler
Timothy_L._Tyler
Anti-crime statute
was back-fit to the existing one given the assonance of the name. Three strikes law Cole, Simon A. (2002). "Suspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting
Baumes_law
existence took on new importance after the state's voters approved a three strikes law in a 1994 referendum, when it appeared on the ballot as Proposition
Felony_petty_theft
American criminal and writer
gang who is serving a 126-year prison sentence under California's three-strikes law. He is the author of Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious
Colton_Simpson
American former drug trafficker
1984." In 1996, Ross was sentenced to life imprisonment under the three-strikes law after being convicted for purchasing more than 100 kilograms of cocaine
Freeway_Ricky_Ross
Minimum penalties for crimes
California introduced a three-strikes law, which imposed a mandatory term of life-imprisonment for a third felony conviction; the law was intended to reduce
Mandatory_sentencing
American artist and burn survivor
convicted of various offenses in two other states, under California's three strikes law he was sentenced to 25 years to life for weapons offenses in San Francisco
Dave_Dave
Coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information in a tribunal
In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the
Trial
Local application of criminal punishment in the United States of America
crimes. Under some controversial sentencing guidelines known as "three-strikes laws," existing both at state and federal level, a person who is convicted
Life imprisonment in the United States
Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States
Bombing the same location a second time
the site hit by the first strike are hit by the second strike. A quadruple tap refers to a sequence of four strikes, where three subsequent waves follow
Double-tap_strike
American record executive and convicted felon (born 1965)
the victim and 6 years because it was Knight's third strike under California's three-strikes law. As of March 2023, Knight is incarcerated at RJ Donovan
Suge_Knight
the idea of a "three strikes and you're out" sentencing law in New Zealand from as early as 2004. The Ministry of Justice says the law was "intended to
Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010
Sentencing_and_Parole_Reform_Act_2010
Person convicted of a crime who was previously convicted of crimes
(2000). "Strike One, Ready for More?: The Consequences of Plea Bargaining "First Strike" Offenders under California's "Three Strikes" Law". California
Habitual_offender
State of being responsible for a crime per the state's rules
three-fold distinction between "objective or legal guilt, which occurs when society's laws have been broken... social guilt...[over] an unwritten law
Guilt_(law)
French IP and Internet privacy law
(10 July 2013). "French three-strikes law no longer suspends Net access". CNET. Maxwell, Andy (9 July 2013). "Three Strikes and You're Still In - France
HADOPI_law
Demands for a strict criminal justice system
imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws and even capital punishment in some countries. Those who support the "Law and Order" movement view harsh
Law_and_order_(politics)
American folk artist
convictions he was found guilty of an assault, his third strike in the Texas Three Strikes Law, which sentenced him to 25 years in Huntsville State Prison
Henry_Ray_Clark
US murderer and gridiron-football player (born 1955)
in 1999, he was sentenced to 25 years-to-life under California's three-strikes law in 2001. Born on July 28, 1955, in Anchorage, Alaska Territory, Robert
Robert_Rozier
Legal verdict
In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted
Conviction
or loss. When a person has "gotten three strikes" or "struck out", they have failed completely. Three-strikes laws are those which require the imposition
Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball
Glossary_of_English-language_idioms_derived_from_baseball
American politician (born 1933)
1990 California gubernatorial election. As governor, Wilson signed a three-strikes law and supported energy deregulation and term limits. He was also an
Pete_Wilson
American rapper (born 1972)
governor Pete Wilson, and California's Prop. 184 three-strikes law. He ineffectively argued for appeal three times. Although some charges were dropped as
C-Bo
New Zealand politician (born 1965)
Claire. "'Three strikes' law repeal to go before Cabinet next week". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2025. "Three strikes law to stay as
Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)
Andrew_Little_(New_Zealand_politician)
Conditional release of a prisoner
prisoners who had served half of their prison term (the so-called "Deri Law"). The law was originally intended to help ease overcrowding in prisons. This rule
Parole
Legal result of a "not guilty" verdict
In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal means that the criminal prosecution has failed to prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
Acquittal
New Zealand political advocacy group
the Sensible Sentencing Trust reactivated to lobby for a tougher three strikes law. The Sensible Sentencing Trust' stated purpose sole purpose is "to
Sensible_Sentencing_Trust
1994 U.S. federal law
opposed the law because they were very concerned about the mandatory minimum sentences, especially since the law added the three-strikes rule, which meant
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
1980 United States Supreme Court case
upheld a life sentence with the possibility of parole under Texas' three strikes law for a felony fraud crime, where the offense and the defendant's two
Rummel_v._Estelle
American singer-songwriter
six months in prison in 2010 for assault, giving him strikes under California's three-strikes law, meaning one more conviction could result in him going
Rafael_Reyes_(artist)
California, the common law "year and a day" rule has been changed to a "three years and a day" rule. If a death occurs more than three years and one day after
Murder_in_California_law
Topics referred to by the same term
Tinchy Stryder Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, a 1999 video game Three strikes law in US legal system Three strikes (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Third_Strike
2003 United States Supreme Court case
one of two cases upholding a sentence imposed under California's three strikes law against a challenge that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment
Ewing_v._California
2003 United States Supreme Court case
habeas corpus for a claim that a sentence imposed under California's three strikes law was an unconstitutionally disproportionate punishment prohibited by
Lockyer_v._Andrade
American politician (born 1956)
opposed efforts to pass a Three Strikes law in Connecticut, which was not passed. Governor Rell reiterated her call for a Three Strikes bill on March 31, 2008
Mike_Lawlor
Act of Parliament in New Zealand
pledged to reinstate the three strikes law. On 13 December 2024, the Government passed legislation reinstating three-strikes legislation in New Zealand
Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Act 2022
Three_Strikes_Legislation_Repeal_Act_2022
American sex offender, child rapist and kidnapper (1931–2008)
nature. Parnell was sentenced to 25 years to life under California's "three strikes" law. Prosecutor Tim Wellman had largely argued his case before the jury
Kenneth_Parnell
Forgiveness of a crime by the government
may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction. Pardons can be viewed as a tool to overcome miscarriage
Pardon
Protocol or law, adopted in several countries, aimed at reducing piracy
Graduated response (also known as three strikes) is a protocol or law, adopted in several countries, aimed at reducing unlawful file sharing. In response
Graduated_response
as part of a wave of "tough on crime" laws passed across the country, California passed a Three Strikes Law that required a doubled sentence for any
Prisons_in_California
Legal principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
many legal systems, including common law and civil law systems (not to be confused with the other kind of civil law, which deals with non-criminal legal
Presumption_of_innocence
the first person in the United States convicted under the Federal three-strikes law. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, Farmer was the son of a minister and
Tommy_Lee_Farmer
Type of prison sentence
sentencing. At His Majesty's pleasure Indefinite detention without trial Three-strikes law Involuntary commitment The social welfare forum: Official proceedings
Indefinite_imprisonment
Legal request to have a case reviewed by a higher authority
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases or decisions are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official
Appeal
1984 United States federal law
States federal law that provides sentence enhancements for felons who commit crimes with firearms if they are convicted of certain crimes three or more times
Armed_Career_Criminal_Act
American criminal group of marijuana producers
because the bust would be his third federal conviction under the Three Strikes Law. Boone became a fugitive and the subject of a segment of America's
Cornbread_Mafia
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean airstrikes
conducted a 15 November strike that killed three people; a strike on 4 December killed four people, and three strikes on three vessels that killed eight
United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
United_States_strikes_on_alleged_drug_traffickers_during_Operation_Southern_Spear
Type of legal trial
many common law judicial systems, but not all. Juries or lay judges have also been incorporated into the legal systems of many civil law countries for
Jury_trial
New Zealand politician
Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010 (the so-called "Three Strikes Law"). He described the "three-strikes law" as "archaic, unfair, and ineffective" and claimed
Kris_Faafoi
American politician
California's three-strikes law, which passed with 72%. In 2000, 61% of California voters supported Proposition 36, which scaled the three-strikes law back by
Bill Jones (California politician)
Bill_Jones_(California_politician)
American male-only state prison
California's three-strikes law and remains incarcerated. In 2017, he released an autobiography titled In For Life: Confessions of a Three-Strikes Prisoner
California_Men's_Colony
been amended several times, with a recent 2009 revision introducing a three strikes policy for online copyright infringement. The concept of copyright first
Copyright_law_of_South_Korea
Overview of incarceration in the U.S. state of Florida
1999 10-20-Life and the 1995 Three-strikes law established minimum sentencing for those convicted of crimes. The 1995 law requiring convicts to serve 85%
Incarceration_in_Florida
Work stoppage by employees
19th and early 20th centuries. Strikes are sometimes used to pressure governments to change policies. Occasionally, strikes destabilize the rule of a particular
Strike_action
Legality of sexual relationships between family members
years or more imprisonment that was not subject to the country's "three-strikes" law before they were repealed in 2022. Although the general age of consent
Legality_of_incest
Designation for some convicted persons
indefinite, term of imprisonment in order to protect the public. Dangerousness in law is a legal establishment of the risk that a person poses to cause harm. Other
Dangerous_offender
Adjudication process in criminal law
Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law. While criminal procedure differs dramatically by jurisdiction, the process generally
Criminal_procedure
Formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters submitted to it by the judge
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's
Verdict
Legal defence preventing someone from being tried again on the same charges
is a common concept in criminal law – in civil law, a similar concept is that of res judicata. A variation in common law countries is the peremptory plea
Double_jeopardy
Defines most criminal law, criminal procedure, and penal institutions in California
inclusion of felony petty theft within the three-strikes law, and for that matter, the three-strikes law itself, have sparked much debate both within
California_Penal_Code
1998 United States Supreme Court case
conviction allegation in noncapital sentencing proceedings. California's three-strikes law provides, among other things, that a convicted felon with one prior
Monge_v._California
2004 American film
Brad Lee Wind as Skinhead Ray Wineteer as Prisoner Prison Sexuality Three Strikes Law Mandatory Sentencing Michael Pitt "Lake Placid Film Festival". imdb
Jailbait_(2004_film)
the ability to dismiss a criminal defendant's "strike prior" pursuant to the California Three-strikes law, thereby avoiding a 25-to-life minimum sentence
People v. Superior Court (Romero)
People_v._Superior_Court_(Romero)
Form of unequal treatment
variables, based on examination of three US district courts. In 2012 Sonja B. Starr from University of Michigan Law School found that, controlling for
Sentencing_disparity
Body of facts in a legal proceeding
The law of evidence, also known as the rules of evidence, encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding
Evidence_(law)
American lawyer (born 1949)
earlier cases unraveled. In the 2000s he prosecuted a man under the three strikes law, which carried a mandatory 25-year prison sentence, for stealing a
Ed_Jagels
Court sentence with no punishment attached
sentence applies, including certain firearms offences and "three strikes" offenders. The law on discharges is set out in Part 5 of the Sentencing Act 2020
Discharge_(sentence)
Type of police document in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries
cognisable offence, including police officers, can file an FIR. As described in law: When information about the commission of a cognisable offence is given orally
First_information_report
Deferred sentence of imprisonment
"with reprieve") are featured in the criminal law. In the first situation, a fixed-term sentence of three years or below can be suspended. In the second
Suspended_sentence
American podcaster and author
juvenile counted as two 'strikes', which made his conviction at 25 count as his third under California's three strikes law. He received a sentence of
Earlonne_Woods
Topics referred to by the same term
version Persistent felony offender – a defendant accused under a three-strikes law Hong Kong's Public Finance Ordinance This disambiguation page lists
PFO
Serious crime
Felony murder rule One strike, you're out Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) Three-strikes law The common-law felonies were: murder
Felony
Mandatory minimum sentencing law
same time period. Florida portal Law portal Armed robbery Crime in the United States Mandatory sentencing Three strikes law Violent crime Full text of Florida
10-20-Life
Civil and human right
and declarations throughout the world. There is no binding international law that defines what is not a fair trial; for example, the right to a jury trial
Right_to_a_fair_trial
Nation of Yahweh Founder (1935–2007)
returned to prison on a sentence of 25 years to life under California's three-strikes law, following a check-kiting conviction. Mitchell had the Federal Bureau
Yahweh_ben_Yahweh
Speech by US President Bill Clinton
private health insurance. He proposed for policies to fight crime: a three strikes law for repeat violent offenders; 100,000 more police officers on the
1994 State of the Union Address
1994_State_of_the_Union_Address
New Zealand politician (born 1971/72)
encourage offenders on their final strike to plead guilty, add strangulation and suffocation to crimes qualifying for three strikes sentences and demand a lengthy
Nicole_McKee
American nu metal band
the three strikes law in the US and members of Korthe's former gang, who were serving time for a third strike offence. "This has to do with the 'three strikes
3rd_Strike_(band)
Referendum on the three-strikes law
three-strikes law California Proposition 47 (2014) - a successful amendment to the three-strikes law "Proposition 66: Limitations on "Three Strikes"
2004 California Proposition 66
2004_California_Proposition_66
Period of supervision over an offender
Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the
Probation
Conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court
with; practices for determining bail amounts vary. Bail laws in Australia are similar to the laws of New Zealand and Canada, but are different in each state
Bail
Criminal punishment
alongside a three-strikes law. In Kosovo, life imprisonment was also reinstated in 2019. In Europe, there are many jurisdictions where the law expressly
Life_imprisonment
Religious tenet
The Rule of Three (also Three-fold Law or Law of Return) is a religious tenet held by some Wiccans, Neo-Pagans and occultists. It states that whatever
Rule_of_Three_(Wicca)
1973–74 UK electricity conservation measure
NUM members voted to strike, having rejected the offer of a 16.5% pay rise. In contrast to the regional divisions of other strikes, every region of the
Three-Day_Week
Person repeating an undesirable behavior following punishment
chances of recidivism are low for those who avoid contact with the law for at least three years after release. The communities ex-inmates are released into
Recidivism
American politician (1946–2024)
late January passed laws to toughen penalties for home invasion and to tighten parole procedures, but did not pass a Three Strikes Law which Rell, Caligiuri
Jodi_Rell
American activist
in jail. He faced 25 years to life in prison under the California Three Strikes Law, but in 1995, Amnesty International and the United Nations Human Rights
Keith_McHenry
non-binding independent agency recommendations that inform sentencing in law. Courts consider these advisory forms, which contain maximum and minimum
Sentencing_guidelines
termination of Iran's nuclear program. Following the strikes, the Iranian government launched retaliatory strikes across the region, with airstrikes hitting countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
Punishment intended to cause physical pain
twentieth and early twenty-first centuries saw the application of human rights law to the question of corporal punishment in several contexts: Corporal punishment
Corporal_punishment
American marijuana farmer (1943/1944–2024)
because the bust would be his third federal conviction under the Three Strikes Law. He became a fugitive and the subject of a segment of America's Most
Johnny_Boone
American politician and attorney (born 1955)
prosecutor to convict a member of organized crime under Clinton's "three-strikes law". Ouimette was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In 1998
Sheldon_Whitehouse
American politician (1936–2014)
Initiative 593, which was approved at the ballot and became the first three-strikes law in the nation. She died in Seattle, Washington. Drosendahl, Glenn
Ida_Ballasiotes
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THREE STRIKES-LAW
THREE STRIKES-LAW
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Striker (from the Old English byform strÄcian).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Stark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.North German (Ströker) : from an agent derivative of Struck.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Long Strides; Panther Strides
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that strikes.
Biblical
he that strikes
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian
Strikes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stokes.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Strives.
Biblical
he that strikes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name from Middle English strike, the stick used by a Striker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place on the Thames west of London, apparently named with the plural of Old English stÄn ‘stone’. The reference may be to milestones on the Roman road that ran through the town.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Long strides, Panther strides
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stokes.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English strike(n) ‘to stroke, smooth’, applied as an occupational name for someone whose job was to fill level measures of grain by passing a flat stick over the brim of the measure, thus removing any heaped excess.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : topographic name for someone who lived near a conspicuous tree, Middle English tre(w).
Boy/Male
English
Stiles.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Veda means Vedham and Shree means Sriman Narayana
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that strikes.
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a.
Having three nerves.
v. t.
To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve; the drums strike up a march.
a.
Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.
a.
Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade.
a.
Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three-cornered stem.
a.
Having three lobes.
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.
n.
The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
n.
One who strives.
a.
Alt. of Three-leaved
n.
A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
v. t.
To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.
v. t.
To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind.
n.
A workman who is on a strike.
a.
Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
a.
Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
a.
Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes.
v. t.
To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke; as, to strike a light.
a.
Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.
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