In re Vicks

Filed 3/4/13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re MICHAEL D. VICKS ) ) on Habeas Corpus. ) S194129 ) ) Ct.App. 4/1 D056998 ) ) San Diego County ) Super. Ct. No. CR63419 ____________________________________) 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…