· 3/4/1947
Pope v. McGrady Rodgers Co.
Citations
- 70 F. Supp. 780
- 1947 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2860
How courts have described this case
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- Delaware prisoner had protected liberty interest in work release once the specific criteria for work release eligibility had been met
- discretion under prisoners’ work release statute must be exercised consistently with the purpose and policy behind work release
- discretion under prisoners' work release statute must be exercised consistently with the purpose and policy behind work release
- liberty interest arises when discretionary decisions must be exercised consistently with a specific statutory criterion
- noting procedural and substantive overtones of due process claim
- finding liberty interest in work release
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Judges: McVicar
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