Legal Opinion
McMaster
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 30, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
These are appeals from judgments of the Superior Court dismissing two actions brought by McMaster to secure a determination of the lawfulness of the withholding of certain good-time deductions from his sentence. Both actions sought habeas corpus relief pursuant to G. L. c. 248. In addition, the second action sought a declaration pursuant to G. L. c. 231A, that “the withholding of good-time deductions absent compliance with *973the provisions of [specified regulations and policies of the Department of Correction] is unlawful and a denial of the [d]ue [p]rocess.” McMaster was unconditionally…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Superintendent of Worcester State Hospital v. HagbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Blake v. Massachusetts Parole BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003