Legal Opinion
Albert E. Paschal v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 1984No. 82-3088PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Albert E. Paschal, is serving a life sentence in a Florida prison. The Florida Parole and Probation Commission has given him a presumptive parole release date of March 29, 1993. Petitioner contends that the Commission, in setting this release date, violated the ex post facto clause of Article I, Section 10, of the Constitution, and he seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering the Commission to consider him for parole immediately. The district court found no ex post facto violation and denied the writ. We affirm.
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In 1970, petitioner was convicted of first…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
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3Cited by35 opinions
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