Lyman T. Shepard v. Larry Taylor, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center, and Maurice Sigler, Chairman, United States Parole Commission

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• under federal parole statute, determinations of just punishment are part of the parole process, and Parole Commission must weigh concepts of general deterrence and retribution
• under federal parole statute, determinations of just punishment are part of the parole process, and Parole Commission must weigh concepts of general deterrence and retribution
• prisoner sentenced under FYCA in 1972; severity of 1974 offense may not be considered at post-1976 reparole proceeding
• “Since parole eligibility is considered an integral part of any sentence, cf. Warden v. Marrero, 417 U.S. 653, 663, 94 S.Ct. 2532 [2538, 41 L.Ed.2d 383].....(1974
• change in parole standards to permit consideration of the severity of the offense violates ex post facto clause
• guidelines do not constitute impermissible ex post facto laws since they merely clarify the exercise of administrative discretion without altering any existing considerations for parole release

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