Opinion ID: 1165515
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Habitual Criminals

Text: Section 667 is added to the Penal Code to require that persons convicted of a serious felony receive a sentence enhancement of five years for each prior conviction of such a felony on charges brought and tried separately. The terms of the present offense and each enhancement shall run consecutively. (Subd. (a).)
New sections 1191.1 and 3043 in the Penal Code, and section 1767 in the Welfare and Institutions Code, permit the victim of any crime or the next of kin the right to prior notice of, and to attend, all sentencing proceedings (subd. (a)), or parole eligibility or parole setting hearings in criminal (subd. (b)) or Youth Authority (subd. (c)) proceedings. The victim or next of kin may appear and express his or her views concerning the crime and the person responsible. The sentencing or parole authority shall consider these views in making its decision and shall state whether the person would pose a threat to public safety if granted probation or released on parole.