Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Knowles v. Smith
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1981PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
In this habeas corpus proceeding, brought by a prisoner to secure his return to parole status, we are called upon to decide whether, under the circumstances presented, the timing and notification of the decision in relator’s final parole revocation hearing accorded acceptably with New York’s regulatory scheme and the strictures of due process.
The issue presents itself in the following factual context:
Relator, Preston Knowles, was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term of 15 years maximum and 5 years minimum following his conviction of robbery in the first…
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- Beattie v. New York State BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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