· 9/14/1979
Michael Boothe v. Edward Hammock, Chairman, New York State Board of Parole
Citations
- 605 F.2d 661
- 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 11801
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- New York statute does not establish a scheme where parole is required unless certain conditions are met.
- liberty interest arises when discretionary decisions must be exercised consistently with a specific statutory criterion
- entitlement not created by New York State parole statute because shall/unless language not present
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Judges: Van Graafeiland, Newman, Kearse
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