Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Hunter v. Bara
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 28, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Charles A. Kuffner, Jr., J.
The primary issue raised in this litigation is whether, due to the Parole Board’s alleged failure to comply with the statutory standards set forth in section 805 of the Correction Law, *751the petitioner should be granted a writ of habeas corpus and released from incarceration.
On October 5, 1988, the petitioner received a certificate of earned eligibility pursuant to section 805 of the Correction Law and was permitted to appear before the New York Board of Parole for parole release consideration. On October 6, 1988, the petitioner was denied parole…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Board of Pardons v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People ex rel. Kaplan v. Commissioner of CorrectionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People ex rel. Robinson v. FoggAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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