Topic: Leandro Andrade

Crime: Three strikes law: Justified or draconian?

Helium - 463 days ago
"There's a new rule around here," the coach bellowed to his baseball team, "When any of you gets an accumulation of three-strikes, you're not only out, you're off the team! In California, if someone is on trial for a ...

Petty Crime, Outrageous Punishment

Reader's Digest - 1442 days ago
Stunningly Harsh There was nothing honorable about it, nothing particularly heinous, either, when Leandro Andrade, a 37-year-old Army veteran with three kids and a drug habit, walked into a Kmart store in Ontario, California, stuffed five videos into his waistband and tried ...