Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 18, 2003, 01-17557 (Joseph Scott Hunter v. Robert L. Ayers, Warden)

OPINION

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether a change in California parole regulations was unconstitutionally retroactive. The district court concluded that it was, and we agree.

Facts

Hunter had been convicted of rape and related serious crimes and began serving a 39-year sentence in 1981.