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29 May 2010, 9:21 am
The California legislature is currently considering a bill, known as Chelsea's Law, which would allow for life sentences for more categories of sex offenders and lifetime parole for others. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 6:12 pm
That reprieve was lifted in October, and this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to reject a clemency request. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 9:47 am
Board Chairman Duane Belcher, an 18-year veteran, said Landrigan's case was not among the worst of the worst, and that the board indeed had considered parole for some prisoners whose crimes were worse. [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 4:45 pm
Following the outrage, a number of changes have already been made to the parole board system and boards are now obliged to publish the reasoning behind their decisions and grant victims the right to challenge release decisions on violent offenders. [read post]
10 May 2018, 4:12 am
These included expanding the use of bail to allow for “preventative detention” (which was passed by Congress in 1984 as the Bail Reform Act); the abolition of parole, allowing hearsay evidence in preliminary hearings, and a call for dismantling the exclusionary rule, which prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 11:31 am
His first was five years in California, for burglary. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 1:50 pm
Mukasey, No. 06-3391 Petition for review of a denial of withholding of removal is denied over the petitioner's arguments that: 1) his convictions were not for crimes that fall within the definition of "aggravated felony"; 2) he should not have been required to provide corroborating evidence of his homosexuality; 3) the Board should have considered the pattern of persecution against homosexuals in Nigeria; and 4) his due process rights were violated when the IJ insisted on… [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 3:33 am
The biggest savings would be achieved by reducing the parole
board's authority to keep convicts behind bars long after they
have served their minimum sentences. [read post]
18 Jun 2022, 7:28 am
Michigan, Mississippi, and Oklahoma passed legislation that improved parole review hearings, limited incarceration for parole violators, and created presumptive parole standards for certain offenders. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 12:30 pm
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck “Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys” The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 7:34 am
Before hearing oral arguments yesterday morning, the Court issued three opinions. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 8:50 am
McCullough’s due process rights in twice reversing the decision of the California Board of Prison Terms to recommend Mr. [read post]
24 Sep 2018, 1:08 pm
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the following cases for the upcoming term. [read post]
11 Feb 2008, 8:08 am
To view these cases distributed by Findlaw.com you must first sign in to Findlaw.com. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 2:55 pm
Perry blocked the video transmission of the “Proposition 8” trial over gay marriage in California. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 7:16 pm
Because the government moved to vacate defendant's sentence well beyond the 7-day period provided for in Rule 35, the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear the motion or vacate the sentence. [read post]
17 Sep 2021, 1:06 pm
For instance, inmates are allowed one delegate at parole hearings, and the delegate is not permitted to speak about a range of subjects (like an inmate's efforts at rehabilitation) that the parole board must consider when making its decision. [read post]
11 May 2012, 3:44 pm
The Supreme Court previously has held that a sentence of life without chance of parole constitutes cruel and unusual punishment for a minor in all non-homicide cases. [read post]
24 Sep 2011, 3:58 am
The Board afforded due process protections in its hearing process. [read post]
18 Mar 2018, 5:08 pm
The case concerns Rule 25, a law which came into force in November 2016 which prevents the details of parole board decisions being made available to the public. [read post]
