Gary Ewing was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the theft of three golf clubs based on California’s three strike law(18). Ewing had already been out on parole from a 9 year sentence he received in 1993 for first degree robbery and three counts of residential burglary(17). He was released in 1999 and in March of 2000, he entered El Segundo Gold located in California and stole 3 golf clubs(18). He had been caught because an employee of the store had noticed “Ewing limp out of the pro shop” as the golf clubs were in his pants and contacted the police(18). Each stolen club had a value of 399 dollars(18). The three strike law applies to Ewing as this isn’t his first run in with the law(18). His criminal record started in 1984 when he