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· 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

How courts have described this case

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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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