Legal Opinion
In re the Personal Restraint of Crowder
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 16, 1999No. 41843-2-IPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
Matthew Crowder has a limited liberty interest in early release into a community custody program but we do not agree with his assertion that the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) deprived him of this liberty interest by denying him 101 days of earned early release credits. The grant or denial of community custody placement upon the earning of early release credits requires minimal due process, but, contrary to Crowder’s claim, he was afforded due process in his attempts to find suitable community placement.
On an Alford1 plea, Crowder was convicted of two counts of third degree…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. RossWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- In Re AndersonWashington Supreme Court · 1989
- In re the Personal Restraint Petition of FogleWashington Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- In Re Personal Restraint of MattsonWashington Supreme Court · 2009
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- In re the Personal Restraint of DutcherCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2002
- In re the Personal Restraint of LiptrapCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
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