Legal Opinion
Donald Alan Miller v. James Rowland
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1993No. 92-15875PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Donald Miller, a California prisoner serving an indeterminate life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He claims his due process and contract clause rights were violated by the California Department of Correction’s refusal to grant him work credits pursuant to Cal.Penal Code § 2933.
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Until May 1983, Miller earned credits at the rate of one day of credit for every two days of good behavior or participation in certain “work, educational, vocational, therapeutic or other prison activities.” Cal.Penal Code § 2931. Under § 2931,…
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