What is the range of potential parole options for a defendant who is convicted of first degree murder?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ochoa, 110 Cal.Rptr.2d 324, 26 Cal.4th 398, 28 P.3d 78 (Cal. 2001):
15. An Arizona defendant sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder would be eligible for parole after 25 years of imprisonment. (Poland v. Arizona (1986) 476 U.S. 147, 153, fn. 4, 106 S.Ct. 1749, 90 L.Ed.2d 123.)
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