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In re Vicks

California Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 2013No. S194129PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.

In 2008, California voters approved Proposition 9, the Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law. The changes enacted by Marsy’s Law became effective immediately; pertinent here are the amendments to Penal Code1 section 3041.5 that increase the period of time between parole hearings but allow for the advancement of a hearing if a change in circumstances or new information subsequently establishes that there is a reasonable probability the prisoner is suitable for parole. Petitioner Michael D. Vicks (Vicks) contends that application of these new parole…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Smith v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  2. People v. DeLeonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2017
  3. People v. ParkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2017
  4. In re ButlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Kumaraperu v. Feldsted CA2/1California Court of Appeal · 2015

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