Legal Opinion
Walker v. Luther
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 6, 1987No. Nos. 730, 731; Dockets 86-2342, 86-2356PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
The question presented on the appeal is whether a prisoner should have his term of confinement determined by two separate parole authorities simultaneously exercising parole power over him. From the standpoint of parole fairness — which is Congress’ purpose — this is not a situation where two heads are better than one. Instead, release rules that are reasonably expected to be consistently applied become confounded. Here the United States Parole Commission and the District of Columbia Parole Board exercise simultaneous parole powers over District of Columbia offenders.…
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