Legal Opinion
Boss v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2008No. 07-50448PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Texas state prisoner Jackie Lynn Boss, serving a 10-year sentence for intoxication assault, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Boss sought federal review of the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole’s June 2005 decision to deny him “mandatory supervision” release. 1 The parole panel’s decision listed statutory reasons for the denial but did not offer any evidence from the record to support its findings. Boss argues due process requires more. We granted a certificate of appealability on the question of whether…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wilkinson v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by8 opinions
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