Court of the United States. The petition was denied on April 18, 2011. Commutation to 29 years to life with the possibility of parole On March 17, 2009, Hein's sentence was commuted by Governor Schwarzenegger, from life without possibility of parole plus four years, to 29 years to life with the possibility of parole. Hein's "Initial Suitability Hearing" is scheduled for October 30, 2019. Current status Brandon Hein, Micah Holland, and Jason Holland remain in prison. Their legal appeals have been exhausted. Miliotti appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings on April 28, 2011. The board found that Miliotti was "not yet suitable for parole and would pose an unreasonable risk of danger or a threat to public safety if released from prison," and gave him a ten-year denial. However, under Marsy's Law, a life inmate who is denied parole may, in three year intervals, request that his or her hearing be moved to an earlier date. Miliotti filed a petition to advance which was approved and his next hearing was advanced from ten to seven years. His "Subsequent Parole Consideration Hearing" took place on March 8, 2018. The parole board found that, "Mr. Miliotti does not pose an unreasonable risk of danger to society or threat to public safety and is therefore suitable for parole." On December 24, 2018, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. commuted Jason Holland's sentence, from life without the possibility of parole plus eight years, to 30 years to life. Micah Holland appeared before the Board of Parole Hearings on March 13, 2019. He was denied parole and given a seven year denial. Bill under consideration would require re-sentencing As of August 16, 2018, a bill which would reduce the broad scope allowed in charging "special circumstances" has been approved by the California Senate and awaits action by the Assembly. The bill would restrict the charging of special circumstances to only those who actually commit murder or who are directly involved, and would require re-sentencing of offenders such as Hein. See also Felony murder and the death penalty References External links Hein's web site - "Life in Prison: The Felony Murder Rule in California" Brandon Hein blog maintained by his parents YouTube - CBS 60 Minutes news article on Brandon Hein Brandon Hein Case - Newspaper Articles Living people American people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by California American murderers of children American prisoners