3-Strike Story: L. Brown

My first case happened in 1983. I had taken a plea bargain for a kidnap-robbery. I was twenty-two years old at the time. I had served a ten year sentence in Folsom. My second offense happened in 1989. I had been charged with a robbery (but in reality it was only a purse snatching) clearly a penal code 212, and not a 211.

My current offense that I am now charged for is a first degree Burglary (a trespassing that was elevated) because of reasons of conspiracy.

These are my strikes according to law and how I had become a recipient of the three strikes law. I also want to let you know that I chance to prepare myself for the let down when I was called back down to the trial court in Torrance, and therefore, I didn’t get any justice. I am now under the impression that the romero decision was not for me, and that the judge in my case did not really use that decision on my behalf in the first place. It is their discretion. The judge in my case felt that it would have been as abuse of discretion for him to dismiss any of my strikes, but I feel that he is not too intused about going through all the motions again.

However, in closing, I would like to stress the point that so rightly deserve. I really don’t have the finances to fight through all this red tape that is holding me down. I am just hoping and praying that people will continue to be supportive and stand-up for justice like you all at F.A.C.T.S. in order to get justice for people who are kept down for unjust reasons. I look forward to all the necessary support that you all can give.

God Bless you all and keep you! 

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