Bates v. Murphy

BAKES, Chief Justice.

Respondents, sixteen inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (petitioners), brought this habeas corpus proceeding seeking to enforce certain discharges that had been granted to them by the Commission of Pardons & Parole (the Commission). The magistrate denied the petition, holding that the discharges were invalid. On appeal, the district court reversed and ordered reinstatement of the discharges. The Idaho Board of Corrections (the Board) has appealed the district court decision.

Following the initial oral argument, the Court ordered the parties to brief the…