--decisions must be well documented, and the specialists must be able to defend his/her opinions. All these specific rules underline the fact that professional judgment must be exercised in those situations when the law and regulations don't give a solution.
So we waited our 90 days for any appeals, sentencing was scheduled for January and it got postponed because the parole office was back logged, rescheduled for February, got postponed again because the DA had to have a medical procedure done.
B) The decision could be to deny a favorable consideration of parole at this time and order a subsequent parole hearing on a set month and year in the future. This is called a setâoff. All capital murder cases where life is imposed, and where parole is denied the set off is automatically for two years.