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GREEN v. GORDON

Docket No. S.F. 18523.

39 Cal.2d 230 (1952)

246 P.2d 38

JOHN D. GREEN, Appellant, v. WALTER A. GORDON et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 9, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Cassidy for Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and David K. Lener, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondents.

GIBSON, C.J.

In 1932, petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. After affirmance of the conviction (People v. Green, 217 Cal. 176 [17 P.2d 730]), Governor Rolph commuted the sentence to "life imprisonment without parole." Because of the terms of the commutation, the Adult Authority has refused to entertain petitioner's application for parole.

The superior court issued an order to show cause why mandate should not be granted to...

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