Legal Opinion
Banks v. Arizona State Board of Pardons & Paroles
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 4, 1981No. 1 CA-CIV 5128PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OGG, Judge.
This is a joint appeal by Billy Ray Banks and Ralph Ben-David from a judgment denying special action relief. The sole issue on appeal is whether the Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles is required to provide a written statement of reasons for denying an application for commutation of sentence. We hold that the Board is not required to provide such a statement and accordingly affirm the judgment.
Both appellants are inmates of the Arizona State Prison. On July 5, 1978 and August 1, 1978, appellants Banks and Ben-David, respectively, applied to the Board of Pardons and Paroles…
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