,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,roy introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide for sentencing of three strikes offenders4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,career ,criminal ,accountability ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,imposition of a sentence ,section #ceec7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,the court shall impose and inserting ,except as otherwise provided in section #ceei;,a1 the court shall impose4 #c4 ,three strikes offenders ,subchapter ,a of chapter #bbg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by adding at the end the following3 #ceei;,a4 ,three strikes offenders 7a7 ,in general ,in determining the appropriate sentence for a defendant1 the sentencing judge shall determine whether the defendant is required to be sentenced as a three-strikes offender1 as defined in subsection 7b71 and shall sentence said defendant in accordance with this section4 7b7 ,strike counts ,in determining whether the defendant is required to be sentenced as a three-strikes offender1 the court shall determine the number of strikes accrued by the defendant according to the following3 7#a7 ,any conviction for a strike-eligible misdemeanor1 set forth in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of subsection 7e77#b71 shall count as one-quarter 77 strike4 7#b7 ,any conviction for a strike-eligible nonviolent felony1 set forth in subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,t7 of subsection 7e77#b71 shall count as one-half 77 strike4 7#c7 ,any conviction for a strike-eligible firearm-related felony1 set forth in subparagraphs 7,u7 through 7,,ff7 of subsection 7e77#b71 shall count as one 7#a7 strike4 7#d7 ,any conviction for a strike-eligible violent felony1 set forth in subparagraphs 7,,gg7 through 7,,jjj7 of subsection 7e77#b71 shall count as one 7#a7 strike4 7#e7 ,a defendant shall not accrue any strikes for any misdemeanor convictions for offenses committed while the defendant was a juvenile4 7#f7 ,any convictions for strike-eligible nonviolent or firearm-related felony offenses in cases in which the defendant was a juvenile shall result in the accrual of only one-quarter 77 strike4 7#g7 ,any convictions for strike-eligible violent felony offenses in cases in which the defendant was a juvenile shall result in the accrual of only one-half 77 strike4 7c7 ,enhanced sentences ,a three-strikes offender shall-- 7#a7 have a consecutive sentence of #aj years imprisonment added to the sentence for the offenses of which the defendant was convicted if the most serious underlying offense in the instant case is a nonviolent felony set forth in subparagaphs 7,d7 through 7,t7 of subsection 7e77#b72 7#b7 have a consecutive sentence of #ae years imprisonment added to the sentence for the offenses of which the defendant was convicted if the most serious underlying strike-eligible offense in the instant case is a firearm-related felony set forth in subparagraphs 7,u7 through 7,,ff7 of subsection 7e77#b72 and 7#c7 have a consecutive sentence of life imprisonment added to the sentence for the offenses of which the defendant was convicted if-- 7,a7 the most serious underlying offense in the instant case is a violent felony set forth in subparagraphs 7,,gg7 through 7,,jjj7 of subsection 7e77#b72 7,b7 the defendant has been convicted of strike-eligible offenses on at least two prior occasions2 7,c7 at least three of the defendant's strikes stem from convictions for strike-eligible felony offenses2 and 7,d7 a #bj-year consecutive sentence added if the most serious underlying offense in the instant case is a violent felony set forth in subparagraphs 7,x7 through 7,,vv7 of subsection 7e77#b71 and the defendant has been convicted of strike-eligible offenses on at least two prior occasions1 but fewer than three of the defendant's strikes stem from convictions for strike-eligible felony offenses4 7d7 ,prohibition on ,misdemeanor-,triggered ,enhancements ,a defendant who reaches or surpasses the three-strikes threshold due to an instant conviction of a strike-eligible misdemeanor shall not be eligible for a sentencing enhancement under this section until said defendant is subsequently convicted of a felony1 such that no sentencing enhancement shall be applied to sentences for misdemeanor convictions4 7e7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,three-,strikes ,offender ,the term three-strikes offender means a defendant if-- 7,a7 the instant strike-eligible offense of which the defendant is convicted constitutes an offense set forth in subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,,jjj7 of paragraph 7#b72 and 7,b7 the defendant has1 inclusive of the conviction for the instant offense and accounting for desistance credits1 accrued three 7#c7 or more strikes through prior convictions4 ,a defendant may not be deemed a three-strikes offender if all the defendant's strikes are the result of convictions in one or more cases stemming from a single episode of criminal action4 ,if all the defendant's strikes are the result of convictions stemming from two episodes of criminal action1 each episode must include at least one 7#a7 strike-eligible felony conviction for the defendant to be deemed a three-strikes offender4 7#b7 ,strike-,eligible ,offenses ,the term strike eligible offense means any of the following 7and includes1 with regard to each offense1 any attempt or conspiracy to commit the offense73 7,a7 ,section #djd of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdd74 7,b7 ,section #hgc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,c7 ,any ,state-level misdemeanor unlawful possession of a firearm offense4 7,d7 ,section #eba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,e7 ,section #cga of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,f7 ,section #aief of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,g7 ,section #acda of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,h7 ,section #aiea of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,i7 ,section #aieb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,j7 ,section #dja7;a77#a7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hda7;a77#a774 7,k7 ,section #djf of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdf74 7,l7 ,section #djh of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hdh74 7,m7 ,section #bbhe of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,n7 ,section #ajaj7;a7 of the ,controlled ,substances ,import and ,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ifj7;a774 7,o7 ,section #bgd of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd74 7,p7 ,section #bgh of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbh74 7,q7 ,any ,state-level burglary offense4 7,r7 ,any ,state-level extortion charge4 7,s7 ,any ,state-level drug trafficking_/distribution_/possession with intent to deliver offense4 7,t7 ,section #ibb7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,u7 ,section #ibb7;g7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,v7 ,section #ibb7;j7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,w7 ,section #ibb7k7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,x7 ,section #ibb7n7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,y7 ,section #ibb7u7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,z7 ,section #ibb7x7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,aa7 ,section #ibd7;c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,bb7 ,section #ibd7n7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,cc7 ,section #icc7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,dd7 ,section #baah7;c77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ee7 ,any ,state-level felon in possession of a firearm offense4 7,,ff7 ,any ,state-level firearms trafficking offense4 7,,gg7 ,section #aaaa of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,hh7 ,section #aifa of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ii7 ,section #baai of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,jj7 ,section #aa7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,kk7 ,section #cf7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ll7 ,section #aaa7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,mm7 ,section #aieh of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,nn7 ,section #baac7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,oo7 ,section #baah of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,pp7 ,section #aeha7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,qq7 ,section #aehd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,rr7 ,section #aehi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ss7 ,section #aeij of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,tt7 ,section #aeia of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,uu7 ,section #aiei of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,vv7 ,section #bdbb7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ww7 ,section #bdbc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,xx7 ,section #bbea of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,yy7 ,section #bbeb;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,zz7 ,section #bbfj of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,aaa7 ,any ,state-level first- and second-degree murder offenses4 7,,bbb7 ,any ,state-level sexual assault or rape offenses4 7,,ccc7 ,any ,state-level child molestation offense4 7,,ddd7 ,any ,state-level robbery and aggravated_/armed robbery offense4 7,,eee7 ,any assault with a deadly weapon offense4 7,,fff7 ,section #abja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,ggg7 ,section #aeab of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,hhh7 ,section #aeac of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,,iii7 ,any ,state-level carjacking offenses4 7,,jjj7 ,any ,state-level assault on a police officer offense4 7#c7 ,single ,episode of ,criminal ,action ,the term single episode of criminal action means an event or continuous series of events related to the furtherance of a single criminal act1 excluding the defendant's violent resistance of any law-enforcement officer or citizens acting lawfully in defense of themselves or another that proximately causes death or serious bodily harm to the officer1 citizen1 or any other person4 2 and 7#b7 in the table of sections1 by adding at the end the following3 #ceei;,a4 ,three strike offenders4 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