New Parole Board Hearings Ordered by Superior Court:

In re Ayala

In re Aldredge

In re Chacon

In re Johnson

In re Zeigler

Governor's Denial of Parole Overturned by Superior Court

In re Barela

In re Cesar Chavez

In re De La Bercena

In re Ducksworth

In re Jackson

In re Orozco

In re Sass

Also see in re Smith below where our firm obtained a writ of habeas corpus for Richard Smith, the governor subsequently pulled the parole date and the Orange County Superior Court graned a further writ overturning the governor.

Court of Appeal Grants Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus and Orders Release Unless Board Finds New Evidence That Prisoner Currently Poses an Unreasonable Risk of Danger to Society if Released on Parole:

In re De la Bercena

Court of Appeal Orders New Parole Board Hearing and Release Unless New Evidence is Found:

In re Jackson: Court of Appeal

In re Smith

Dr. Richard Smith, at the time a professor of philosophy, was sentenced to seventeen years to life for second degree murder in 1986. Since the Appellate Court decision reproduced here the Parole Board found him suitable and granted him parole. The Governor subsequently pulled the date. The governor's decision was subsequently overturned by the Orange County Superior Court.

The Superior Court Decision in re Smith overturning governor's decision..