Legal Opinion
In Re Betterncourt
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 2007No. H030822PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Daniel Fredrick Bettencourt pleaded guilty to second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187) 1 in 1981 and is presently serving a sentence of 15 years to life in California State Prison, Solano. After a hearing held on July 24, 2002, the Board of Prison Terms (now the Board of Parole Hearings; hereafter Board) 2 found that Bettencourt was unsuitable for parole because he posed an unreasonable risk of danger to society or a threat to public safety if released from prison.
Bettencourt challenged the Board’s decision to deny parole by…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- People v. ZapienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. PrettymanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- In Re RosenkrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- In Re DannenbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- MEDWAY v. CateDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2010
- Board of Parole Hearings v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
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