Blackmon v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole

Odell Blackmon is currently serving prison sentences for murder, first degree, and assault with intent to kill with malice for crimes committed in 1977. He filed this action alleging that: (1) his sentence for assault is excessive; (2) the judges of Cole County are predisposed and prejudiced against prisoners; (3) section 506.360, RSMo 2000, is unconstitutional with respect to requiring filing fees in habeas corpus actions; (4) the preliminary hearing on the probation revocation was improperly waived based on “disinformation;” (5) the new regulations granting parole review every five years,…