· 7/21/1977
George B. Garcia v. United States Board of Parole
Citations
- 557 F.2d 100
How courts have described this case
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- holding Parole Commission authorized by PCRA to take account of offense severity in guidelines, but declining to rule on whether guidelines are consistent with PCRA
- holding Parole Commission authorized by PCRA to take account of offense severity in guidelines, but declining to rule on whether guidelines are consistent with PCRA
- holding guidelines are not \usurpation\ of sentencing function
- holding guidelines are not “usurpation” of sentencing function
- offense severity sufficient basis for denying parole under old statute
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Judges: Cummings, Pell, Bauer
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