PEOPLE v. BARELLA

No. S065511.

84 Cal.Rptr.2d 248 (1999)

975 P.2d 37

20 Cal.4th 261

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. George Edward BARELLA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

May 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerry W. McGee, Eureka, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Stan M. Helfman and Christopher W. Grove, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


GEORGE, C.J.

In People v. Cortez (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 426 (Cortez), the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District held that a trial judge is not required to advise a defendant, upon his or her guilty plea, that the "Three Strikes" law (Pen. Code §§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12) limits the defendant's ability to earn conduct and work credits while incarcerated.1

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