Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

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So he already has a strike and the new one is charged as a strike? I would really have to know the specific charges. Why? Domestic violence by itself isn't a strike. Penal Code 273.5 is the "standard" DV isn't a strike. If they alleged great bodily injury, then it could become a strike.

If the new case is a felony, but without great bodily injury, it carries up to 4 years, doubled because of the strike for a max of 8 years. If it is alleged with great bodily injury, then it is the 8 plus 3 for the great bodily injury for a max of 11. He would serve 80 or 85% of any sentence imposed.

That is just the max. What he actually gets depends on what (if anything) he is convicted of, the facts and what his attorney can do for him.

He needs a good criminal defense attorney. I'd strongly suggest you find someone who focuses on criminal law and who routinely practices in the court where this case will be heard.