Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Shields v. Purkett
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 21, 1994No. 76526PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge.
Petitioner Richard Shields obtained a writ of habeas corpus from this Court on February 22,1994, for the purpose of reviewing the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole’s (MBPP’s) denial of parole release on February 11, 1993. Petitioner asserts MBPP improperly applied current parole statutes and regulations in denying parole, instead of applying the statutes and regulations in force at the time of his offenses in 1981. MBPP both has conceded petitioner’s liberty interest in the application of the statutes and regulations in force in 1981 and has failed to overcome evidence that…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Board of Pardons v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hawk v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Fred Goins, C-9176 v. Joseph R. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Parker v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Larry Wayne v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole Paul CaspariCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Cavallaro v. GrooseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
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- Johnson v. Missouri Board of Probation & ParoleMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
- Williams v. GammonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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