Freeman v. State, Dept. of Corrections

SWANSTROM, Judge.

The district court, acting in its appellate capacity, affirmed a magistrate’s order dismissing Robert Freeman’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Freeman has appealed from the district court’s decision. We must consider two issues: whether the magistrate properly dismissed Freeman’s habeas corpus petition for lack of verification, and whether Freeman was unlawfully denied an opportunity for parole. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the district court decision and remand for further proceedings.

In 1982 Freeman pled guilty to two felony counts of lewd and lascivious…