For thefts, he gets 927 years in prison
- Original SanLuisObispo.com article: For thefts, he gets 927 years in prison
A serial burglar received what could be the longest sentence ever handed down in San Luis Obispo County when a judge ordered him Tuesday to serve nearly 1,000 years in prison.
Superior Court Judge Ginger Garrett sentenced 43-year-old Bart Loshel Downey of San Luis Obispo to 927 years to life in prison for 36 felony counts related to a 16-month burglary spree that hit more than 30 homes, primarily in San Luis Obispo.
'This sentence, I know, sounds absurd...but this is exactly what the three-strikes law calls for,' Garrett said. 'He's shown an inability to refrain from committing serious felonies.'
Under the state's three-strikes law, courts are required to hand down a lengthy prison sentence to criminals who have been convicted of serious or violent offenses on three or more separate
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