Legal Opinion
Ben E. Jones v. State of Florida Parole Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 2015No. 13-12738PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINKLE, District Judge:
In this case a Florida prisoner challenges a statute widening the permissible gap between parole interviews. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted. We affirm.
I
A Florida state court convicted the appellant Ben E. Jones on two counts of sexual battery. The crimes occurred in December 1978 and February 1979. The court sentenced Mr. Jones to life in prison. His offenses were parole eligible.
At that time Florida law required the Florida Parole Commission to conduct an initial interview and subsequent interviews…
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