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Sentencing Questions

My fiance has to 2 strikes, got a long sentence, is eligible for early release

My fiance has 2 strikes got sentence to 11yrs has to do 85% of it. He was charged w/ a felon in possession of a firearm, gang enchantment charge. & prior prison sentence (whatever that means) was wondering if hes eligible for early release if prop 57 gets approved i think its prop 57.

We are not sure that the new early release will benefit offenders that have violence in their case (a gun constitutes violence), sorry to say.
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✓ Verified answer September 28,2016 · Sentencing Questions
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We are not sure that the new early release will benefit offenders that have violence in their case (a gun constitutes violence), sorry to say. The issue with having a prior incarceration is that the judges are harder on repeat offenders. Your fiance has all the elements (repeat, gang, firearm, ex-con) of someone that is not a great candidate for leniency. 

Accepted Answer Date Created: September 28,2016
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