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ScottSmith

Type:3rd StrikerSentence:25 years to life

Forpossession of controlled substance for sale

Type:Date:Strike(s):

Current05/05/1995CS Possess for Sale

Prior01/01/1993Residential burglary

Prior01/01/1993Residential burglary

Prior01/01/1993Residential burglary

Prior01/01/1993Residential burglary

Prior01/01/1993Residential burglary

Race ethnicity:White

Physically disabled:Yes

Mentally disabled:No

History of suffering from substance abuse:Yes

Marital status:Married

No. of Children:0

Highest ed level:11th

Military service:No

Employed at time of current conviction:No

Paraphrased summary of comments made by prisoner and/or others:

The burglaries were a hotel and the rooms had vacant signs on them. When paroled, said he wasn't aware of the 3-strikes law.

Coerced into taking a plea bargain after showing detectives how he broke into hotel rooms.

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Prisoner believes he or she was wrongfully convicted:N/A

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