United States ex rel. Arnold v. Illinois Prisoner Review Board
District Court, N.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Simon Arnold (“Arnold”) has filed a petition (the “Petition”) under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 against the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (the “Board”). For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, the Board is ordered to answer the Petition.
Procedural Background
On October 18, 1971 Arnold pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and received two concurrent prison sentences of from 20 to 60 years. After he had served a portion of his sentence, Arnold appeared before the Board seeking parole in four consecutive years — 1979, 1980, 1981 and…
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