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CA Court Overrules Parole Denial
By John E. Dannenberg
The CA Court of Appeals affirmed the Los Angeles superior court's ruling that there was "no evidence" to support the Board of Prison Terms' (BPT) parole unsuitability finding for a 2nd degree murderer and ordered the BPT to convene a new suitability hearing within 30 days. ...
The CA Court of Appeals affirmed the Los Angeles superior court's ruling that there was "no evidence" to support the Board of Prison Terms' (BPT) parole unsuitability finding for a 2nd degree murderer and ordered the BPT to convene a new suitability hearing within 30 days. ...
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