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Three Strikes Law – What is a violent felony? – California Penal Code section 667 

 

 

 

California Penal Code section 667.5 lists crimes that constitute a violent felony. A violent felony includes:

  • Murder or voluntary manslaughter (Penal Code section 187)
  • Mayhem (Penal Code section 203)
  • Rape (Penal Code section 261 and 262)
  • Sodomy (Penal Code section 286)
  • Oral copulation (Penal Code section 288a)
  • Lewd or lascivious (Penal Code section 288)
  • Any felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life.
  • Any felony in which the defendant inflicts great bodily injury on any person other than an accomplice.
  • Any robbery (Penal Code section 211)
  • Arson (Penal Code Section 451)
  • Sexual penetration (Penal Code section 289)
  • Attempted murder (Penal Code section 187)
  • Exploding destructive device with intent to commit murder (Penal Code section 12308)
  • Causing bodily injury with explosive or destructive device (Penal Code section 12309)
  • Causing death or mayhem with explosive or destructive device (Penal Code section 12310)
  • Kidnapping (Penal Code section 207)
  • Assault with the intent to commit a specified felony (Penal Code section 220)
  • Continuous sexual abuse of a child (Penal Code section 288.5)
  • Carjacking (Penal Code section 215)
  • Rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration (Penal Code section 264.1)
  • Extortion (Penal Code section 518, any act which would constitute a felony violation of Penal Code section 186.22)
  • Threats to victims or witnesses (Penal Code section 136.1, any act which would constitute a felony violation of Penal Code section 186.22)
  • Any burglary of the first degree (Penal Code section 460 requires the defendant is charged and proved that another person, other than an accomplice, was present in the residence during the commission of the burglary.)
  • Committing a felony while using a firearm (Penal Code section 12022.53)
  • Employing a weapon of mass destruction (Penal Code section 11480)