San Diego Three Strike Crimes Defense Lawyer

Respected California Criminal Defense Attorney

If you have two felony convictions, or “strikes”, on your record, you may be in danger under California’s Three Strike Law. This law makes even a single conviction a life-changing and potentially ruinous occurrence. It is vitally important to work with a defense lawyer who can defend your rights and help you avoid getting even a single strike on your record. 
  
San Diego criminal defense attorney James N. Dicks understands the importance and impact that the Three Strikes Law can have on your future, and the future of your family.  Attorney James Dicks has the resources and knowledge available to build a defense on your behalf, helping you avoid that first, second or third strike.

California has followed the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Law since 1994. Under this state-enacted law, any person who has two prior “violent” or “serious” felony convictions on their criminal record will be given extensive sentencing (25 years to life in state prison, without the possibility of parole) for a third conviction, even if it is not “serious” and/or “violent”.

How Three Strikes Can Affect You

Imagine stealing a sandwich and getting a sentence of 25 years to life. Under the Three Strikes Law, this could be possible. If you had two previous serious or violent felony convictions, a third conviction could lead to this mandatory and severe sentence. California is one of the most extreme states in regards to its adaptation and interpretation of the Three Strikes Law. Many other states require previous felony convictions to have been as a result of violent crimes in order to count as strikes.

Your only hope is a criminal defense lawyer who will fight to protect your rights and help to keep you from a lifetime prison sentence.

Have you been arrested? Contact defense lawyer James N. Dicks today.