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PEOPLE v. VARGAS

No. S203744.

59 Cal.4th 635 (2014)

174 Cal. Rptr. 3d 277

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DARLENE A. VARGAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie K. Dorian , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Taylor Nguyen , David Zarmi , Lawrence M. Daniels , Noah P. Hill and Kimara A. Aarons , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J. —

We consider in this case whether two prior convictions arising out of a single act against a single victim can constitute two strikes under the "Three Strikes" law. We conclude they cannot.

INTRODUCTION

The consequences in this state of repeated criminal conduct changed dramatically in 1994. First the Legislature,1...

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