1170.2
. (a) In the case of any inmate who committed a felony prior
to July 1, 1977, who would have been sentenced under Section 1170 if
he or she had committed it after July 1, 1977, the Board of Prison
Terms shall determine what the length of time of imprisonment would
have been under Section 1170 without consideration of good-time
credit and utilizing the middle term of the offense bearing the
longest term of imprisonment of which the prisoner was convicted
increased by any enhancements justified by matters found to be true
and which were imposed by the court at the time of sentencing for
such felony. These matters include: being armed with a deadly or
dangerous weapon as specified in Section 211a, 460, 3024, or 12022
prior to July 1, 1977, which may result in a one-year enhancement
pursuant to the provisions of Section 12022; using a firearm as
specified in Section 12022.5 prior to July 1, 1977, which may result
in a two-year enhancement pursuant to the provisions of Section
12022.5; infliction of great bodily injury as specified in Section
213, 264, or 461 prior to July 1, 1977, which may result in a
three-year enhancement pursuant to the provisions of Section 12022.7;
any prior felony conviction as specified in any statute prior to
July 1, 1977, which prior felony conviction is the equivalent of a
prior prison term as defined in Section 667.5, which may result in
the appropriate enhancement pursuant to the provisions of Section
667.5; and any consecutive sentence.
(b) If the calculation required under subdivision (a) is less than
the time to be served prior to a release date set prior to July 1,
1977, or if a release date had not been set, the Board of Prison
Terms shall establish the prisoner's parole date, subject to
subdivision (d), on the date calculated under subdivision (a) unless
at least two of the commissioners of the Board of Prison Terms after
reviewing the prisoner's file, determine that due to the number of
crimes of which the prisoner was convicted, or due to the number of
prior convictions suffered by the prisoner, or due to the fact that
the prisoner was armed with a deadly weapon when the crime was
committed, or used a deadly weapon during the commission of the
crime, or inflicted or attempted to inflict great bodily injury on
the victim of the crime, the prisoner should serve a term longer than
that calculated in subdivision (a), in which event the prisoner
shall be entitled to a hearing before a panel consisting of at least
two commissioners of the Board of Prison Terms as provided for in
Section 3041.5. The Board of Prison Terms shall notify each prisoner
who is scheduled for such a hearing within 90 days of July 1, 1977,
or within 90 days of the date the prisoner is received by or returned
to the custody of the Department of Corrections, whichever is later.
The hearing shall be held before October 1, 1978, or within 120 days
of receipt of the prisoner, whichever is later. It is the intent of
the Legislature that the hearings provided for in this subdivision
shall be accomplished in the most expeditious manner possible. At the
hearing the prisoner shall be entitled to be represented by legal
counsel, a release date shall be set, and the prisoner shall be
informed in writing of the extraordinary factors specifically
considered determinative and on what basis the release date has been
calculated. In fixing a term under this section the board shall be
guided by, but not limited to, the term which reasonably could be
imposed on a person who committed a similar offense under similar
circumstances on or after July 1, 1977, and further, the board shall
be guided by the following finding and declaration hereby made by the
Legislature: that the necessity to protect the public from
repetition of extraordinary crimes of violence against the person is
the paramount consideration.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to keep an inmate in
the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of time
longer than he would have been kept in its custody under the
provisions of law applicable to him prior to July 1, 1977. Nothing in
this section shall be deemed to require the release of an inmate
sentenced to consecutive sentences under the provisions of law
applicable to him prior to July 1, 1977, earlier than if he had been
sentenced to concurrent sentences.
(d) In the case of any prisoner who committed a felony prior to
July 1, 1977, who would have been sentenced under Section 1170 if the
felony was committed on or after July 1, 1977, the good behavior and
participation provisions of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section
2930) of Chapter 7 of Title 1 of Part 3 shall apply from July 1,
1977, and thereafter.
(e) In the case of any inmate who committed a felony prior to July
1, 1977, who would have been sentenced under Section 1168 if the
felony was committed on or after July 1, 1977, the Board of Prison
Terms shall provide for release from prison as provided for by this
code.
(f) In the case of any inmate who committed a felony prior to July
1, 1977, the length, conditions, revocation, and other incidents of
parole shall be the same as if the prisoner had been sentenced for an
offense committed on or after July 1, 1977.
(g) Nothing in this chapter shall affect the eligibility for
parole under Article 3 (commencing with Section 3040) of Chapter 8 of
Title 1 of Part 3 of an inmate sentenced pursuant to Section 1168 as
operative prior to July 1, 1977, for a period of parole as specified
in subdivision (b) of Section 3000.
(h) In fixing a term under this section, the Board of Prison Terms
shall utilize the terms of imprisonment as provided in Chapter 1139
of the Statutes of 1976 and Chapter 165 of the Statutes of 1977.