In re Martin
Petitioner Ronald Martin has been imprisoned since 1995 for a number of felony convictions arising from a carjacking spree. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he received an indeterminate life sentence for one kidnapping charge and an eight-year aggregate determinate sentence for his other crimes—all sentences to run concurrently with one another.[1]
After petitioner had been imprisoned for 14 years, the Board of Parole Hearings (Board) found him suitable for release on parole. It then fixed the term of imprisonment for his life crime and his release date in accordance with its regulations. The Board selected a “base†term of imprisonment of 12 years and then added term “enhancementsâ€â€”largely for the nonlife crimes—resulting in a total term of imprisonment, with credits, of 34 years 4 months. Thus, while petitioner has been determined to not “pose an unreasonable risk of danger to society if released from prison†(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 15, § 2281, subd. (a))[2] and currently suitable parole, he will, under the term of imprisonment set by the Board, remain in prison for nearly two more decades.
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