California Court of Appeal

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to direct the Board of Parole Hearings to set aside its order denying petitioner parole, is granted, where: 1) the Board's decision to deny petitioner parole does not meet a number of essential due process requirements; 2) its first reason for denial, that petitioner lacked sufficient insight into the murder, is not supported by any evidence; and 3) it is not clear if the Board would have denied petitioner parole based on the only other stated reason for the denial, Butler’s insufficient parole plans.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/05/2014
• Published 03/05/2014

Judges

• BRICK

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel