In re Morrison CA2/10
Sylvester Weldon Morrison, an 83-year-old prisoner serving an indeterminate life sentence for second degree murder, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from a decision by the Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) finding him unsuitable for parole.
After we summarily denied his petition, the California Supreme Court granted review and transferred the matter back to us with orders to vacate our denial and issue an order to show cause why the Board did not abuse its discretion. Accordingly, we vacated our summary denial and ordered the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to show cause why the Board did not abuse its discretion in finding petitioner unsuitable for parole.
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