People v. Lawrence

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

When a defendant is sentenced under the three strikes law (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)-(i))1 because he has previously been convicted of one or more serious and/or violent felony offenses (§ 667, subds. (b), (c)), the three strikes provisions mandate that “[i]f there is a current conviction for more than one felony count not committed on the same occasion, and not arising from the same set of operative facts, the court shall sentence the defendant consecutively on each count pursuant to [this section].” (§ 667, *223subd. (c)(6); hereafter sometimes subdivision (c)(6).)2 By…