Boyce Willard v. Mississippi State Parole Board

CARLTON, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Boyce Willard appeals the judgment of the Sunflower County Circuit Court dismissing with prejudice his motion for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Mississippi State Parole Board for its denial of parole. On appeal, Willard raises the following issues: (1) whether the enactment of Mississippi Code Annotated section 47-7-18 (Supp. 2014) creates a liberty interest in the form of an expectation in parole that is protected by due process; (2) whether the Parole Board’s failure to employ the procedural mandates of section 47-7-18 in determining Willard’s…