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In Re Handa

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 9, 1985No. E001223PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICKLES, J.

Defendant Neil Handa, a prisoner now serving a life sentence for first degree murder, brought this habeas corpus proceeding to obtain a new Stanworth hearing to set his parole release date under the pre1978 Indeterminate Sentence Law regulations. (See In re Stanworth (1982) 33 Cal.3d 176 [187 Cal.Rptr. 783, 654 P.2d 1311].) The trial court granted the relief requested and the People have appealed.

Facts

During the early hours of August 7, 1972, defendant murdered Bruno Bertoni in Bertoni’s motel room in Colton. Defendant had been staying in a nearby room under an assumed name.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re StanworthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  2. People v. BurneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. In Re PlotnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. People v. LambethCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  5. People v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. TatlisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
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  3. People v. Covert CA3California Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. People v. Hassenzahl CA1/2California Court of Appeal · 2021
  5. People v. Sobb CA3California Court of Appeal · 2021

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