In re London CA1/2
In 1978, retired Presiding Justice Daniel M. Hanlon, then a Judge of the San Francisco Superior Court, presided at the trial at which a jury found Richard Alan London guilty of two counts of first degree murder and one count of being a
past-convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Sixteen months was added to London’s sentence after he admitted a criminal charge of possessing marijuana in prison in 1996.
In April 2014, the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) declined to set a date for London’s release from state prison. The Board had before it a Comprehensive Risk Assessment by a psychologist who concluded: “Mr. London represents a moderate or average risk of violence. . . . While incarcerated, he has received a variety of RVRs [Rule Violation Reviews] . . . , including a 2011 RVR for Conspiracy to Introduce a Controlled Substance for Purpose of Distribution. The 2011 RVR does not represent Mr. London’s first time being found guilty of involvement in such activity (as
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