Vance v. Holland

In this original proceeding in habeas corpus, the petitioner, Arnold Lee Vance, seeks his immediate release from incarceration at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville. Petitioner charges that his statutory right to a parole hearing was repeatedly denied by the West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole (hereinafter Board) and his immediate discharge from prison is therefore required. Petitioner also premises his request for release on the Board’s refusal to grant him parole based on his violation of prison rules and regulations during the period when petitioner was denied access to…