Cooper v. South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole & Pardon Services

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• explaining that the ALC's review is limited to ascertaining whether the parole board followed proper procedures when determining parole eligibility
• holding the parole board's consideration of factors it established pursuant to section 24-21-640 was not an ex post facto violation
• holding an inmate has a state-created liberty interest in requiring the parole board to adhere to statutory criteria in rendering a decision
• holding a Board decision was arbitrary and capricious because the Board failed to follow proper procedure by considering required statutory criteria
• holding the ALC has limited authority to review routine denials of parole when the parole board relies on, and expressly cites to, the factors outlined in section 24-21-640 and the factors listed in the parole criteria form
• holding \the ALC can summarily dismiss [an] inmate's appeal\ when the parole board \clearly states in its order denying parole that it considered the factors outlined in section 24-21-640 and the fifteen factors published in its parole form\

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