California Court of Appeal

Defendant's circumstances in committing several shoplifting crimes within short period of time due to drug addiction does not qualify as a special circumstance meriting a dismissal of a prior strike under Penal Code section 1170.12, subdivision (c)(1).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/02/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George H. Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Harry Joseph Colombo, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Eric L. Christoffersen, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Bacall, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.