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In Re Diaz

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 19, 1993No. Docket Nos. H010338, H010340PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COTTLE, P. J.

This case presents the issue whether California law allows more generous work and conduct credits to recidivist murderers than to one-time murderers.

Petitioners, all of whom stand convicted of murder and are serving indeterminate life sentences under Penal Code section 190, 1 have filed these petitions for writs of habeas corpus seeking one-for-one work conduct credits pursuant to section 2933. 2 Under direction of the California Supreme Court, we issued an order to show cause, returnable before this court. For the reasons stated below, we shall hold the petitioners are…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. BradleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  3. People v. LeungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  4. In Re OluwaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. In Re DrakeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. JenkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. SipeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. People v. McCainCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. People v. ApplinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. Donald Alan Miller v. James RowlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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