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§2830: Recommendation to Gov or Other Action

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Upon referral from the Executive Officer, a Commissioner, or a Deputy Commissioner, the Board shall investigate cases with information or evidence that the prisoner suffered Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS), as defined in section 2000(b), to determine whether the criminal behavior was the result of that victimization. If the investigation substantiates that the criminal behavior was the result of that victimization, the Board shall then decide whether further action, which may include a recommendation to the Governor that the prisoner's sentence be commuted pursuant to Penal Code section 4801, or a referral of the case back to the court pursuant to Penal Code section 1170(d), is appropriate. Board staff shall document the results of investigations from all referrals.