Gilmer v. Massey

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Willie B. Gilmer, a prison inmate, filed suit for declaratory judgment and writ of mandamus challenging the parole eligibility date set for him by the appellee, Don Massey, Records Office Supervisor. The trial court denied appellant’s requested relief. We affirm.

On March 15,1979, appellant was convicted of interfering with a police officer and was sentenced to a term of five years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was paroled in January 1980. While still on parole, on March 22, 1981, appellant was again arrested and charged with aggravated…