Opinion ID: 2586480
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Heading: The Three Strikes Law

Text: Defendant argues that the torture and mayhem special circumstance allegations should have been dismissed because the 1993 homicide with which he was charged was subject to the provisions of the Three Strikes law (§§ 667, 1170.12), adopted in 1994. He contends the Three Strikes law precludes imposition of a death sentence for defendants, like him, who are convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances and who have suffered one or more prior violent or serious felony convictions. As defendant concedes, we previously have rejected this claim. (See, e.g., People v. DePriest (2007) 42 Cal.4th 1, 61 [63 Cal.Rptr.3d 896, 163 P.3d 896]; People v. Hughes (2002) 27 Cal.4th 287, 405-406 [116 Cal.Rptr.2d 401, 39 P.3d 432]; People v. Alvarez (1996) 14 Cal.4th 155, 246-247 [58 Cal.Rptr.2d 385, 926 P.2d 365].) He offers no persuasive reason for this court to reconsider its previous decisions.