Legal Opinion
Baker v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 29, 1986No. 85-336PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
The Superior Court (DiClerico, J.) dismissed the plaintiff’s petition for writ of habeas corpus to review the denial of his request for parole from the State prison. We affirm.
On December 18, 1979, the plaintiff was sentenced to seven-and-one-half to fifteen years for attempting to murder his wife. He applied for parole on November 24, 1983, the earliest date of eligibility under the parole statute then in effect. RSA 651:45 (current version at RSA 651-A:6 (Supp. 1983)). On December 16, 1983, the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board denied the request.
The board found that during his incarceration…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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