Legal Opinion
Blythe v. Lane
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 9, 1990No. 5-87-0853PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chapman
Howard Blythe was convicted of murder on November 13, 1971, and sentenced to not less than 35 nor more than 70 years’ imprisonment. (People v. Blythe (1974), 17 Ill. App. 3d 768, 308 N.E.2d 675.) He was paroled from physical custody of the Department of Corrections on October 31, 1983. Blythe applied for discharge from parole through his parole agent in October of 1986. Without a hearing the Prisoner Review Board denied discharge, stating in its recommendation regarding discharge:
“The Board feels the best interest of the parolee and the community would be served by a longer period of…
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