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California Court of Appeal: Commissioner Cannot Preside Over Parole Revocation Hearing Absent Stipulation

Loaded on Jan. 18, 2019 by Douglas Ankney published in Criminal Legal News February, 2019, page 27
Filed under: Parole. Location: California.

by Douglas Ankney

On December 5, 2018, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a commissioner may not preside over a parole revocation hearing absent a stipulation by the parties.

In June 2017, Brandon Berch was accused of violating his parole. Berch objected to Commissioner Edward ...

 

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