Hammond v. District of Columbia Board of Parole

BELSON, Senior Judge:

Appellant Kenneth Hammond appeals the trial court’s order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to D.C.Code § 16-1901 (1999 Supp.), in which he asserted that his due process rights were violated when — following his successful challenge of the D.C. Parole Board’s initial parole revocation order — the Board imposed a longer set-off, i.e., the period of time which must pass before it would next consider releasing him on parole. He contends that the Board’s actions in imposing a longer set-off triggered a presumption of vindictiveness, and that the…