Legal Opinion

Jennings v. Parole Board of Virginia

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided August 9, 1999No. Civ.A. 98-742-AMPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

Petitioner, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, on grounds that the Parole Board of Virginia (Parole Board) improperly denied him parole and engaged in other improper parole policies. Petitioner raised six distinct claims. 1 By Order dated April 28, 1999, and for reasons stated in an accompanying Memorandum Opinion, all of petitioner’s claims were dismissed as meritless, save his argument in Claim 4 that the Parole Board violated his right to due process by failing to provide him with a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Franklin v. ShieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  3. Kamathene Adonia Cooper v. P. Douglas Taylor, Warden T. Travis Medlock, the Attorney General of the State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  4. Jennings v. Parole Board of VirginiaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999

3Cited by2 opinions

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  2. Parker v. VA ParoleDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2024

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