People convicted of violent felonies, which in Virginia includes selling drugs, have to wait five years.
Oregon has mandatory sentences only for serious violent felonies and sex crimes.
The law says burglaries are violent felonies that can require longer sentences.
But those with three convictions for violent felonies are subject to a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence.
It said most referrals were based on criminal history records involving violent felonies, serious drug trafficking or domestic violence misdemeanors.
It would also not deter the many crimes committed by people who have not committed three violent felonies.
But in most states, only violent felonies are included, and fewer than 100 people have been sentenced under the laws.
But such crimes, which include violent felonies, can also be as minor as evading a subway fare.
The felony murder rule, which has many variations, generally broadens murder liability for participants in violent felonies in two ways.
Ramirez, like Turner, has no criminal record of convictions for serious or violent felonies, according to court records.
Three years ago, the Legislature approved a similar measure for those with previous convictions for violent felonies.
