Legal Opinion
In re Palmer
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided July 26, 2017No. A147177PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichman, J.
*798INTRODUCTION
In 1988, when he was 17 years old, petitioner William Palmer pled guilty to kidnapping for robbery. Sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, Palmer has come before the State of California Board of Parole Hearings (Board) 10 times, without success. The most recent hearing was on June 2, 2015, when the Board denied parole, with a five-year denial, expressly rejecting Palmer's request at the conclusion of the hearing to calculate his base term and adjusted base term.
*157On August 21, 2015, represented by counsel from the same firm that has represented him since 2008, Palmer…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- In re Palmer ex rel. H.C.California Supreme Court · 2018