In re Coleman CA1/2
Petitioner Melvyn Coleman is a state prison inmate who was convicted of first degree murder, attempted murder, robbery, burglary and possession of a firearm by an ex-convict in 1974, and sentenced to an indeterminate term of seven years to life. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus after the Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) found him unsuitable for parole on October 7, 2014, which coincidentally was his 69th birthday. He contends that the refusal to grant parole was arbitrary in violation of his rights to due process; that the Board failed to set the correct adjusted base term in accordance with the stipulated order described in In re Butler (2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 1222 (Butler), a denial of his right to due process; that even the erroneous adjustment of his base term as set by the Board indicates that he has been subject to the imposition of cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the United States and California constitutions, including denial of his statutory entitlem
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