Legal Opinion
In re Palmer
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided September 13, 2018No. A147177PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKline, P.J.
*61*123This case returns to us from the California Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of its opinion in *124In re Butler (2018) 4 Cal.5th 728, 230 Cal.Rptr.3d 736, 413 P.3d 1178. For the reasons we will explain, we find Palmer entitled to a new parole hearing due to the failure of the Board of Parole Hearings to comply with a statutory mandate to give "great weight" to certain factors related to Palmer having been a minor when he committed his crime, a matter we found unnecessary to address when the case was first before us.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1988, when he was 17 years old, petitioner…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Palmer ex rel. H.CCalifornia Supreme Court · 2019
- People v. ShkrabakCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2023
- People v. ShkrabakCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2023