Criminal
Jun. 15, 2011
Brown Parts With Predecessors on Parole
For years, California defense lawyers felt like they were tilting at windmills trying to get parole for clients who had served decades in prison for murder. But under Gov. Jerry Brown, they're seeing a glimmer of hope.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
For more than a decade, California defense lawyers often felt like they were tilting at windmills trying to get parole for clients who had served decades in prison for murder.
If their clients were lucky enough to win a release date at the Board of Parole hearings, it was frequently snatched away by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger or, before him, Gov. Gray Davis.
But Gov. Jerry Brown so far has ta...
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