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Habeas Corpus Granted to California Prisoner Denied Parole by Governor

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2009

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

In a decision filed December 12, 2008, a California Court of Appeal granted habeas corpus relief to state prisoner Clarence Burdan. The petition challenged the governor’s denial of a recommendation that Burdan be paroled.

On June 21, 1984, Burdan was sentenced to 15 years to life for second degree murder …

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