People ex rel. Ackron v. Hunt

Relator seeks to review by writ of habeas corpus the action of the parole board revoking his parole. Section 215 of the Prison Law of this state provides that if the board of parole “ shall have reasonable cause to believe that the prisoner so on parole has violated his parole and has lapsed or is probably about to lapse into criminal ways and company,” the prisoner may be retaken. It thus clearly appears that the question of whether a prisoner’s parole should be revoked is one solely within the discretionary powers of the parole board. The discretion thus vested by statute in the board of…