Legal Opinion
Swarthout v. Cooke
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 24, 2011No. 10-333PublishedCited by 1,086 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*734OPINION OF THE COURT
[562 U.S. 216]
2Per curiam
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California’s parole statute provides that the Board of Prison Terms “shall set a release date unless it determines
[562 U.S. 217]
that . . . consideration of the public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration.” Cal. Penal Code Ann. § 3041(b) (West Supp. 2010). If the board denies parole, the prisoner can seek judicial review in a state habeas petition. The California Supreme Court has explained that “the standard of review properly is characterized as whether ‘some evidence’ supports the conclusion that the inmate is unsuitable for parole…
3Cases cited15 opinions
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- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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4Cited by1,086 opinions
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