| For Immediate Release May 24, 2011 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami |
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: The Board of Parole Hearings, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (Board)
WHAT: Despite opposition by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Board determined a criminal street gang member, Raul Puente Robles, 33, formerly of Santa Ana, is suitable for parole. The inmate was convicted and sentenced to life in state prison in 1995 for the attempted shooting-murder of a rival one year earlier.
WHEN: Yesterday, May 23, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, 19025 Wiley’s Well Road, Blythe, CA
*For further information, please visit www.orangecountyda.com under Press Releases/Media Advisories and reference the May 20, 2011, Orange County District Attorney press release titled, “OCDA to Oppose Parole for Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1994 Attempted Murder of Rival.”
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