Burglar Sentenced to at Least 130 Years in Prison for ‘Third Strike’
A man convicted of residential burglary was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 130 years in prison under the “three strikes” law.
Angel Martinez, 34, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Richard Weatherspoon to 25 years to life on each of five burglary counts and ordered to serve the terms consecutively. Because the Orange County district attorney’s office deemed Martinez a career criminal, the judge was allowed to add five years.
Martinez was arrested Aug. 8 after tripping a silent alarm in an Anaheim home. Police linked him to four other residential burglaries that occurred between May and August in the Anaheim area. A jury found him guilty Jan. 11.
In 1989, Martinez was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of seven residential burglaries. He was out on parole when he committed the burglaries in Anaheim. Because the first conviction contained multiple counts, prosecutors could use it as “two strikes,” Deputy Dist. Atty. John Lett said.
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