Legal Opinion
In Re Stanley
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 8, 1976No. Docket Nos. 8360, 8427PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, J.
In this opinion we dispose of habeas corpus petitions of two state prison inmates who challenge the parole standards presently pursued by the California Adult Authority. These standards were announced in Directive No. 75/20, issued by the Chairman of the Adult Authority on April 15, 1975. A brief background description will aid in recognition of the issues.
The Indeterminate Sentence Law vests in the Adult Authority two distinct discretionary functions: sentence-fixing within the statutory minimum and maximum terms for the inmate’s crime 1 and parole-setting. 2 In past years…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- In Re LynchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Morris v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. TenorioCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- In Re LeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by20 opinions
- In Re DannenbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
- John Houston Sellars v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- People v. FoleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- In Re StanworthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- In Re FainCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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