Roberts v. Duffy
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate to be directed against Dennis M. Duffy et al., members of the State Board of Prison Directors of the State of California, and M. E. Noon, clerk of said board. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
This is a proceeding for a writ of mandate, and involves a construction of an act of the legislature entitled “An act to establish a board of parole commissioners for the parole of and government of paroled prisoners.” (Stats. 1913, p. 1048.)
The provisions of the act pertinent to a consideration of the application of petitioner for this writ read as follows: “The state board of prison directors of the state shall have power to establish rules and regulations under which any prisoner who is now or hereafter may be imprisoned in any state prison, and who may have served one calendar year of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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