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California Supreme Court Resolves Conflict From Concurrent Sentences With Different Credit Earning R
California Supreme Court Resolves Conflict From Concurrent Sentences With Different Credit Earning Rates
by John E. Dannenberg
The California Supreme Court held that when a prisoner is sentenced to two concurrent prison terms, the shorter of which is for a violent felony eligible only for 15% good-time credits and the ...
by John E. Dannenberg
The California Supreme Court held that when a prisoner is sentenced to two concurrent prison terms, the shorter of which is for a violent felony eligible only for 15% good-time credits and the ...
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