Legal Opinion
Robert Benchoff v. Raymond Colleran
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 21, 2005No. 03-3635PublishedCited by 152 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Robert Benchoff appeals from an order of the District Court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he was denied due process by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (the “Parole Board”) when it failed to give a meaningful statement of reasons for denial of his parole. The determinative question on appeal, however, is whether a petition challenging the administration of a petitioner’s sentence, such as Benchoffs parole claim, should be considered a “second or successive” petition over which the District Court lacked…
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