Leo Lincoln has made a series of bad decisions since losing his job two years ago. In the past two years, he has been arrested three times for various crimes, including drug possession, possession of illegal firearms, and most recently, aggravated assault. He also has spent much of the past two years either in jail or on probation. At his sentencing hearing after his recent conviction for aggravated assault, the judge sentenced Leo to life in prison as a result of laws in the state of California which call for the doubling of the sentences of felons who have two prior convictions for serious crimes. The California laws that allow judges to double the sentences of felons, like Leo, who have two prior convictions for serious crimes are called:
A. recidivist laws.
B. three-strikes laws.
C. mandatory laws.
D. attentive laws.
Answer: B
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