People v. Cook CA3

Filed 4/1/15 P. v. Cook CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento)

THE PEOPLE, C073548

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 03F02471)

v.

DONALD KENDRICKS COOK,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 2012 voters approved Proposition 36, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (Reform Act). Prior to the Reform Act, a defendant convicted of two prior serious or violent felonies would be subject to a sentence of 25 years to life upon conviction of a third felony. (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds.(b)-(i), 1170.12)1 Under the Reform Act, a defendant convicted of two prior serious or violent felonies is now subject to the 25-year-to-life sentence only if, with some exceptions, the third felony is itself a serious or…