What Statute in California Changed Aspects of Three-Strikes Laws by Authorizing

question 5

Multiple Choice

What statute in California changed aspects of three-strikes laws by authorizing resentencing for offenders currently serving life sentences for a nonserious or nonviolent third-strike conviction?

• A) Proposition 66.
• B) Proposition 36 (2012).
• C) Brown v. Plata (2011).
• D) Proposition 36 (2002).

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