Legal Opinion

In re Bode

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 8, 1999No. A085447PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STEVENS, J.

In this matter we hold there is no 30-day deadline for providing a life prisoner with a transcript of his parole hearing.

Penal Code section 3042, subdivision (b)1 (hereafter, section 3042(b)) requires that members of the public, not prisoners, must be provided a transcript of a parole hearing, at least 30 days before the release of any prisoner, and within 30 days after the parole hearing itself. However, this statutory requirement was designed to protect the public prior to the release of a prisoner, and does not apply to unsuccessful prisoner petitioners such as the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Select Base Materials, Inc. v. Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Ghirardo v. AntonioliCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Tiernan v. Trustees of California State University and CollegesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Garat v. City of RiversideCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  5. Fontana Unified School District v. BurmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

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