David A. Paz v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, Colorado United States Parole Commission

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• holding that the U.S. Parole Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously in requiring a federal inmate to confess to uncharged crimes as a prerequisite to parole
• Billiteri v. United States Bd. of Parole, 541 F.2d 938, 944 (2d Cir. 1976)
• “We recognize that an offender’s inability to accept responsibility for the wrongfulness of his conduct may properly be considered by the Parole Commission in determining that the offender has not been rehabilitated”
• “By overemphasizing [a lack of remorse] in its release decision, and by closing its eyes to overwhelming evidence establishing that Mr. Paz was rehabilitated, we do not think the Commission has complied with the requirements of the YCA, as interpreted in Watts.”

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