Michael Satris ; Daniel Broderick , Federal Defender (Eastern District of California) and Monica Knox , Assistant Federal Defender, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner Richard Shaputis.
W. Scott Thorpe ; Bonnie M. Dumanis , District Attorney (San Diego) and Richard J. Sachs , Deputy District Attorney, for California District Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondents Warden James D. Hartley and the Board of Parole Hearings.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
CORRIGAN, J.—
Here we reaffirm the deferential character of the "some evidence" standard for reviewing parole suitability determinations. Whether to grant parole to an inmate serving an indeterminate sentence is a decision vested in the executive branch, under our state Constitution and statutes. The scope of judicial review is limited. The "some evidence" standard, which we articulated...
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