Three Strike Defense Attorney in California
Fighting the Prosecution. Protecting Your Rights.
If you face a third-strike conviction in California, you are facing life in prison.
Once a person is convicted of two serious or violent felonies, a third felony of any level leads to mandatory sentencing of 25 years to life in prison. Several other legal factors make a third strike a serious challenge, including:
- A third strike will lead to prison time even if one of the first two felonies was 20, 30, 40, or more years ago.
- A third strike can result in 25 years to life in prison even if the third felony was relatively minor, like pouring motor oil on the ground.
- Even felonies that were committed before the three-strikes system was created in 1994 count as a strike.
If you face a possible third felony conviction and need legal help in avoiding third-strike legal penalties, contact San Diego Three Strike criminal defense lawyer Kerry L. Armstrong and Dan Greene of The Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong. Our goal will be to help you avoid prison time by:
- Convincing the judge to "strike" your third strike (California judges have had the authority to strike strikes since 2000)
- Having your felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor
We can assemble character references, psychological records, school records, and military records to negotiate for leniency. By doing this, we have sometimes succeeded in helping clients convicted of armed robbery, assault, child molestation, and other serious crimes avoid decades of prison time under the three-strikes rules. To learn more, contact our office for a no-charge discussion.
Contact Us
If you face a third strike, contact attorneys Kerry L. Armstrong and Dan Greene of The Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC. We offer free initial consultations, accept credit cards, employ a Spanish speaker, and staff our phones 24 hours a day. To contact a lawyer, call 619-234-2300 today. We serve clients in San Diego..
