James F. Wilson v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

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• holding that § 2254 provides the sole federal remedy for ADC inmate challenging his parole eligibility date, even though a favorable decision would not guarantee an earlier release from confinement
• challenge which would result, if successful, only in earlier eligibility for parole and not necessarily earlier release, should nonetheless be brought as habeas petition

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