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People v. Edwards

Ruling by

Alison M. Tucher

Lower Court

Alameda County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Thomas M. Reardon
Penal Code Section 3051(h) provides youthful-offender parole hearings even for first degree murderers who receive de facto life sentences but excludes One Strikers; thus, Section 3051(h) violates principles of equal protection.



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