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Filed 10/10/13 In re Kemp CA3
Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                     (Sacramento)
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In re RANDY KEMP on Habeas Corpus.                                                           C064821

                                                                                 (Super. Ct. Nos. 09F06912,
                                                                                         10F01017)

         On October 20, 2009, petitioner Randy Kemp pleaded no contest to battery on a
spouse or cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)), and on November 17, 2009, he was
sentenced to state prison for two years. He was awarded presentence custody credits of
68 days for actual custody plus 34 days for good conduct.
         Effective January 25, 2010, the Legislature amended Penal Code section 4019 to
provide two days of conduct credit for every two days actually served to a class of
prisoners deemed safe for early release from prison.1 But for the effective date of
January 25, petitioner would be eligible to receive the increased rate for awarding
conduct credits.
         On February 8, 2010, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the
Sacramento County Superior Court seeking the retroactive application of the additional

1 Senate Bill No. 3X 18, enacted during the 2009-2010 Third Extraordinary Session.
(See Stats. 2009, 3d Ex. Sess. 2009-2010, ch. 28, § 50.)

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presentence conduct credits provided by the January 25 amendment. The court denied
the petition on March 30 on grounds that petitioner’s judgment became final prior to the
effective date of the amendment and principles of equal protection were not applicable.
       On April 26, 2010, petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition in this court,
contending that notwithstanding the finality of his judgment prior to January 25, 2010,
federal and California principles of equal protection required that the January 25
amendment be retroactively applied to him. We agreed with petitioner, and on
January 27, 2011, we remanded the matter for the Director of Corrections to award
petitioner the additional credits.
       On April 13, 2011, the California Supreme Court granted review. On June 12,
2013, the California Supreme Court transferred the matter to this court with directions to
vacate our prior decision and to reconsider the cause in light of People v. Brown (2012)
54 Cal.4th 314 (Brown), which rejected our equal protection analysis and concluded the
new amendment was not retroactive prior to its effective date of January 25, 2010. (Id. at
pp. 328-330.)
       On June 19, 2013, we vacated our prior decision. Upon reconsideration of the
cause, and in accordance with the holding of the California Supreme Court in Brown, we
hereby deny the petition.
                                      DISPOSITION
       The petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied.

                                                            RAYE              , P. J.

We concur:

           BLEASE            , J.

           HULL              , J.

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