Criminal,
California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 21, 2018
Appellate court weighs Prop. 57 definition of ‘nonviolent’
In a case that may more sharply define Proposition 57’s criteria for determining which inmates doing life might be eligible for parole under the law’s definition of “nonviolent crimes,” the 4th District Court of Appeal heard arguments Tuesday in a habeas corpus case of a felon whose third strike was a conviction for burglary and receiving stolen property.
SANTA ANA — In a case that may more sharply define Proposition 57’s criteria for determining which inmates doing life might be eligible for parole under the law’s definition of “nonviolent crimes,” the 4th District Court of Appeal heard arguments Tuesday in a habeas corpus case of a felon whose third strike was a conviction for burglary and receiving stolen property.
While defense attorneys argued that plaintiff Elbert Lee Vaught’s ...
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