Legal Opinion
In re Martinez
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 26, 2012No. D061287PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.
In this case, we interpret Penal Code1 section 3550 and review the Board of Parole Hearing’s (Board) denial of medical parole for Steven C. Martinez under that statute. This case presents a matter of first impression.
Martinez, an inmate in California State Prison, Corcoran, is a quadriplegic who requires 24-hour care. The Board denied him medical parole under section 3550. Section 3550, subdivision (a) provides the basic requirements for medical parole: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subdivision (b), any prisoner who the head…
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