People v. Acosta

Opinion

CHIN, J.

The “Three Strikes” law provides that for a defendant convicted of a felony who has sustained two or more qualifying prior felony convictions—commonly known as strikes—“the term for the current felony conviction shall be an indeterminate term of life imprisonment,” with the “minimum term of the indeterminate sentence” being the greatest of three options. (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subd. (e)(2)(A), 1170.12, subd. (c)(2)(A).)1 One of those options is “[t]hree times the term otherwise provided as punishment *109for each current felony conviction subsequent to the two or more prior felony…