Balkcom v. Sellers

Mobley, Justice.

The question presented is whether the prisoner has completed serving his sentences. Code Ann. § 77-515 provides in part that a “parolee shall remain in the legal custody of the Board until the expiration of the maximum term specified . , . or until he is pardoned by the Board.” Code Ann. § 77-517 provides that “a violation of the terms of parole may render the parolee liable to arrest and a return to prison to serve out the term for which he was sentenced.” These statutes give the Parole Board control over the prisoner until the expiration of his maximum term and the power to…