1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.4th
  4. 54 Cal.4th
  5. 54 Cal.4th 314 (2012)
 

PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. S181963.

54 Cal.4th 314 (2012)

142 Cal. Rptr. 3d 824

278 P.3d 1182

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES LEE BROWN III, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Shusted , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dallas Sacher for Sixth District Appellate Program as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell and Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorneys General, Carlos A. Martinez , Marcia A. Fay , Steven T. Oetting and Meredith S. White , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J. —

Since 1976, Penal Code section 40191 has offered prisoners in local custody the opportunity to earn "conduct credit" against their sentences for good behavior. Conduct credits encourage prisoners to conform to prison regulations, to refrain from criminal and assaultive conduct, and to participate in work and other rehabilitative activities. (People v. Austin (1981)

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases