Three Strikes law – What is a serious felony?
California Penal Code section 1192.7 lists crimes which constitute a serious felony. A serious 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 personally inflicts great bodily injury on any person, other than an accomplice, or any felony in which the defendant personally uses a firearm • Attempted murder (Penal Code section 187) • Assault with intent to commit rape or robbery; (Penal Code section 264.1 and section 211) • Assault with a deadly weapon or instrument on a peace officer (Penal Code section 241) • Assault by a life prisoner on a noninmate (Penal Code section 4500) • Assault with a deadly weapon by an inmate (Penal Code section 4500) • Arson
