People v. Hill
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
vThomas Hill challenges his sentence under the
new so-called “three strikes” law (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i); Stats. 1994, ch. 12, §§ 1-2). He received his first “strike” in 1991 when he was convicted of robbery (Pen. Code, §211). In the spring of 1994, he was charged in separate complaints with two new felonies, possession of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)) and petty theft with a prior theft-related conviction (Pen. Code, § 666; all further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code). He pled no contest to the charged offenses, admitted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Delaney v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. WoodheadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
- People v. OverstreetCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. SageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- DuBois v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. White EagleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- People v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- People v. NguyenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- In Re CarrCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.