(Los Angeles, CA) — A California appeals court is overturning a decision to deny parole to Leslie Van Houten. The ruling Tuesday overturned Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to deny parole to the former Charles Manson follower.

The state can appeal the ruling to the California Supreme Court. Van Houten is accused of killing a Los Angeles couple at the direction of Manson in 1969.

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