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Martinez v. BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 6, 2010No. C061031PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

While serving the third year of a sentence of 157 years to life for kidnapping a woman and committing violent crimes against her, including rape and other forcible sex acts, Steven C. Martinez was stabbed by another prison inmate. The stabbing lacerated Martinez’s spinal cord, causing “immediate and complete quadriplegia.” Due to his physical condition, Martinez later asked the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) to recommend that his sentence be recalled and that he be granted a compassionate release from custody pursuant to Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (e). (Further…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Lockyer v. Shamrock Foods Co.California Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Common Cause v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. In re LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Hollman v. WarrenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Mass v. Board of EducationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. LoperCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Aids Healthcare Foundation v. Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. In re MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  4. People v. PoulsomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  5. In re BrissetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2025

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