Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

In Re McDonald

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 2, 2010No. B219424PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WOODS, J.

SUMMARY

We find the Governor’s reversal of the decision by the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) to grant parole to Michael McDonald is not supported by any evidence McDonald currently poses an unreasonable risk of danger to society. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s grant of the petition for writ of habeas corpus.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SYNOPSIS

A jury convicted McDonald and Kenneth German of the second degree murder of 16-year-old Alexander Geraldo; both McDonald and German appealed. 1 German’s conviction was reversed, but McDonald’s was affirmed. According to the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re RosenkrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. In re LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  3. In Re SturmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  4. In re ShaputisCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  5. In Re PratherCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. ContrerasCalifornia Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Haggard v. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  3. In re TwinnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. In re GomezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. In re JacksonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API