California Court of Appeal

In conviction for second degree murder and sentence of indeterminate term of 15 years to life in state prison, petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted where: 1) In re Lawrence (Lawrence) requires more of an explanation than did In re Rosenkrantz, which was the controlling law when the Governor made the parole decision in this case; and therefore, 2) the case is remanded to the Governor for further proceedings consistent with the standards articulated in Lawrence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/10/2009
• Published 02/10/2009

Judges

• SCOTLAND, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Satris, Bolinas, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jennifer A. Neill and Amy Daniel, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent.