In Re Jacobson

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 851 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 852 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 853 OPINION Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appeals from the superior court's order granting petitioner Arnold Jacobson's petition for writ of habeas corpus, and vacating the Governor's decision to reverse the Board of Parole Hearings' determination that petitioner is suitable for parole. (Pen. Code, § 1507 .) 1 We reverse the superior court's order. In doing so, we apply the "extremely deferential" standard of review of the Governor's decision compelled by In re Rosenkrantz (2002) 29 Cal.4th 616 [ 128 Cal.Rptr.2d 104 , 59 P.3d 174 ] ( Rosenkrantz ) — a standard that examines only whether the factual basis on which the Governor relies to deny parole gives due consideration to the factors he is required by law to consider as applicable to the particular inmate, is…