Legal Opinion
Joseph Scott Hunter v. Robert L. Ayers, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2003No. 01-17557PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue in this case is whether a change in California parole regulations was unconstitutionally retroactive. The district court concluded that it was, and we agree.
Facts
Hunter had been convicted of rape and related serious crimes and began serving a 39-year sentence in 1981. Prisoners in most penal systems get “good time,” which means time deducted from their term of incarceration for good behavior. They lose good time for misconduct. This system gives prisons a disciplinary tool, especially for offenses too minor to merit additional criminal…
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