ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : HEARING POSTPONED IN `3 STRIKES' CASE.LANCASTER - A hearing to reconsider a life sentence for a ``three strikes, you're out'' defendant was postponed Tuesday because a state Supreme Court ruling affecting that sentencing law is not yet official. Raymond Hawkins, 42, of Palmdale is seeking a reduction in his 27 years to life sentence for his ``third strike'' conviction of a drug charge after the state's high court ruled that judges can disregard a prior conviction or ``strike'' to reduce a sentence in the interest of justice. The ``three strikes'' law requires a prison term of 25 years to life for a person convicted of a third crime after two previous felonies. Hawkins has two prior robbery convictions Noun 1. robbery conviction - conviction for robbery judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" from 1986. SOURCE: Daily News Palmdale suspect arrested in arson LANCASTER - A 34-year-old Palmdale man was arrested in connection with a June incident in which a Molotov cocktail was thrown onto the porch of the Lancaster home of his ex-roommate, sheriff's officials said. Daniel Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of arson and was being held at Men's Central Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Deputy John Ament a·ment n. A person whose intellectual capacity remains undeveloped. , of the arson explosives detail of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , Bates used lighter fluid Lighter fluid may refer to:
The intended target was a 33-year-old man who had lived with Bates until they had an argument. SOURCE: Daily News |
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