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In Re Vasquez

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 21, 2009No. D051015PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McINTYRE, J. —

David Vasquez challenges Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reversal of a decision by the Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) finding him suitable for release on parole. We conclude there was no evidence to support the Governor’s ultimate conclusion that Vasquez was unsuitable for parole because he currently posed an unreasonable risk to public safety. Accordingly, we grant Vasquez’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and reinstate the Board’s parole release order.

I. FACTS

A. The Offense

The facts of Vasquez’s offense, as derived from our earlier appellate decision (People…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. In Re RosenkrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. People v. VickersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. In re LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In re MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  2. In re TwinnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  3. In re GomezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. Milot v. HawsDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2009
  5. In Re MasonerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009

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