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In Re Bentley

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 18, 1974No. Crim. 6669PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WHELAN, Acting P. J.

The People have appealed from a final order of the Superior Court of San Diego County made upon the return of a writ of habeas corpus discharging William Earl Bentley from the custody of the California Adult Authority (the Authority) and the Sheriff of San Diego County, by whom he was being held for the Authority.

Bentley was granted parole by the Authority on August 17, 1970, from a sentence for robbery in San Diego County, in which the term had been fixed at nine and one-half years on August 6, 1970. Prior to September 21, 1973, the Department of Corrections had…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re KappermanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. In Re McLainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  3. In Re QuinnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  4. In Re YoungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. In Re FlueryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. In Re RojasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. In Re AtilesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. People v. BrunerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. In Re MartinezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  5. People v. BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980

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