Brown v. Kansas Parole Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larson, J.:

This is an appeal by Mary Brown from the trial court’s denial of habeas corpus relief requested pursuant to K.S.A. 60-1501 after her parole had been revoked by the Kansas Parole Board (Board) due to her alleged assault on her husband with a butcher knife.

All of Brown’s contentions on appeal relate to her procedural rights when her parole was revoked. Reduced to the essential arguments, Brown makes three claims: (1) The notice she received from the Board as to her right to be represented by counsel was inadequate; (2) she did not waive her…