Legal Opinion
In Re Bray
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 3, 1979No. Crim. 10522PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRIS, J.
Petitioner Donald Bray pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of passing checks without sufficient funds (Pen. Code, § 476a). At that time, the indeterminate sentencing law (ISL) was in effect. Petitioner was sentenced to a term of six months to fourteen years. (Former §§ 18a, 476a.)
He was first paroled on this charge, on May 11, 1976. He thereafter violated parole and was returned to prison. He was in prison custody for parole violation on July 1, 1977, when the Uniform Determinate Sentencing Act 1976 (Stats. 1976, ch. 1139, pp. 5061-5178, as amended by Stats. 1977, ch. 165, p.…
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