Legal Opinion
In Re Minnis
California Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1972No. Crim. 16127PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WRIGHT, C. J.
We issued an order to show cause in response to the application of Norman Burke Minnis, for a writ of habeas corpus on allegations that the Adult Authority (Authority) abused its, discretion when, after considering a statement filed pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.01 1 in which the district attorney set forth what petitioner claims are “false opinions,” it not only fixed his sentence at maximum, and denied him parole but also declared that future applications for fixing petitioner’s term at less than maximum or for parole would not be considered. Additionally,…
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