article_snippet.sent: A Los Angeles judge agreed with parole board's decision to release Davis citing brutality of the killings.
article_snippet.sent: Davis record shows there is 'some evidence' Davis is dangerous and shouldn't be freed, Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan wrote in a decision filed Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: Gov. Jerry Brown rejected that decision in August, saying factors in Gov. Jerry Brown favor were outweighed by the brutality of the killings and Davis lack of insight into the crimes, which Gov. Jerry Brown didn't admit until 2012 after claiming for years to be an innocent bystander.
article_snippet.sent: Davis did not play a part in Davis slaying . '
article_snippet.sent: The judge said The judge gave broad deference to Brown's discretion and that the governor's decision in August didn't amount to cruel or unusual punishment.
article_snippet.sent: Davis lawyer had not seen the governor's decision in August, but said Davis' lawyer would appeal to a higher court. '
article_snippet.sent: I can't believe Davis' lawyer would do that,' attorney Michael Evan Beckman said. '
article_snippet.sent: The parole board has found Davis suitable for release three times, but Brown and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reversed the governor's decision in August each time.
article_snippet.sent: Davis was not involved in the notorious killings of actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski, and six others and was considered a better candidate for release.
highlights_snippet.sent: California Gov. Jerry Brown rejected parole board's decision to release Davis citing brutality of the killings .
  