Nov. 3, 2015
Chowchilla kidnapper may get earlier release over parole hearing conflict of interest
A victim of the infamous 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping discovered information that may now help one of her kidnappers secure a swifter release from prison.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A victim of the infamous 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping discovered information that may now help one of her kidnappers secure a swifter release from prison.
Last week, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel granted a certificate of appealability in Frederick Newhall Woods' claim for habeas relief. He is the only perpetrator of the Chowchilla kidnapping still in prison. Woods v. Vale...
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