Legal Opinion
Stephen Sultenfuss, Charles McMulling v. Wayne Snow, Jr., James T. Morris, Mobley Howell, Michael H. Wing, Bettye O. Hutchings, Michael J. Bowers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1994No. 91-8002PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether the current Georgia parole system, as embodied in the Georgia Constitution, the Georgia statutes, and the rules and guidelines promulgated pursuant to the statutes, creates a liberty interest in parole protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court found no protected liberty interest, and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A The Georgia Parole Guidelines System
The Georgia parole system is set out in the Georgia Constitution, several Georgia stat*1496utes, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the state Board…
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