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The value of stolen merchandise that sent Scott Andrew Hove to prison for life under California's three-strikes law, which imposes 25-yearlong minimum sentences for nonviolent felonies if an offender has committed two violent or serious crimes. Hove had previously been convicted of residential burglary and drug possession.

The value of stolen merchandise that sent Scott Andrew Hove to prison for life under California's three-strikes law, which imposes 25-yearlong minimum sentences for nonviolent felonies if an offender has committed two violent or serious crimes. Hove had previously been convicted of residential burglary and drug possession.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.