An inmate who has not been afforded a state parole interview since 1989 is entitled to consideration for release from his six-year-to-life term even though he is also serving a federal sentence which will keep him behind bars until 2020, a judge has ruled in a case of apparent first impression.
Supreme Court Justice Lawrence H. Ecker (See Profile) in Orange County held that even though Alberto Muniz has been in federal custody for the past 22 years he should have been interviewed by the Division of Parole at least every two years, as required by statute.
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