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California Appellate Court Affirms Parole for Lifer Over Governor’s Objection

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2009

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Habeas Corpus, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: California.

by John E. Dannenberg

The California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 6, affirmed a superior court’s ruling that had overturned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reversal of a favorable parole decision for a second-degree murderer. Applying an “especially close scrutiny” standard of review, the appellate court found there was no evidence ...

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