In Re Player
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.
In this matter, we are called upon to interpret several administrative regulations used by the prison authorities to award work-time behavioral credits/points which affect an inmate’s classification score and impact on his custody level and privileges within the prison system. Petitioner Marcus W. Player, who is serving a 31-year-to-life prison term for a 1983 murder/robbery case, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the refusal of respondent Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) to grant him such points under title 15 of the…
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