In re Coley

Filed 8/30/12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re WILLIE CLIFFORD COLEY ) S185303 ) on Habeas Corpus. ) Ct. App. 2/5 No. B224400 ____________________________________) California‘s ―Three Strikes‖ law applies to a criminal defendant who is currently charged and convicted of a felony and who has previously been convicted of one or more serious or violent felonies. One aspect of the law that has proven controversial is that the lengthy punishment prescribed by the law may be imposed not only when such a defendant is convicted of another serious or violent felony but also when he or she is…