Rose v. Haskins

It is well established in Ohio law that parole is a matter of grace. While parole is a release from confinement, the parolee is still in the legal custody of the Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. In re Varner, 166 Ohio St. 340. See, also, State, ex rel. London, v. Pardon and Parole Comm., 2 Ohio St. 2d 224; Barnhard v. Maxwell, 2 Ohio St. 2d 308. As such, a parolee has only privileges and not the claimed constitutional rights afforded him prior to conviction. Petitioner has urged these same issues in the federal courts and has been denied relief. See Rose v. Haskins, 388 F. 2d 91.

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