In re Rovida
The Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) may grant an inmate parole if the inmate does not pose an unreasonable risk of danger to society if released from prison. If the Board grants an inmate parole, the matter is sent to the Governor for review, and the Governor may affirm, modify, or reverse the Board’s decision. If the Board, however, denies an inmate parole in the first instance, the inmate may seek redress in the judicial system.
Here, at a subsequent parole consideration hearing, the Board denied James Rovida, Jr., parole, finding he would pose an unreasonable risk of danger to society or a threat to public safety if released from prison. Rovida filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Orange County Superior Court. The trial court denied the petition finding there was “some evidence†supporting the Board’s decision. Rovida filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with this court. He argues there is no rational nexus between the evidence that was before the Board and the Board’s determination he is currently dangerous. We disagree.
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