The Governor’s determination that Van Houten has not taken full responsibility for her role in the crimes, and continues to pose a risk to the public, is supported by some evidence in the record…
However, the lone dissenting appellate judge noted that “there is not a modicum of evidence” to show that Van Houten is still a danger.
Initially sentenced to death for her role in the Manson family murders, Van Houten was given life in prison after California abolished the death penalty.
“Ms. Van Houten and the Manson family committed some of the most notorious and brutal killings in California history,” Newsom previously said in a statement. “When considered as a whole, I find the evidence shows that she currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison at this time.”
“I expected her to go home within a week or two, I really did. And that’s not happening,” Van Houten’s lawyer Rich Pfieffer said after Friday’s ruling. “Two things you can bank on: She’s gonna get out, and I’m not giving up until she does.”
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