Quinlan v. Idaho Commission for Pardons & Parole

TROUT, Chief Justice.

Kenneth W. Quinlan (“Quinlan”), acting pro se, appeals from an order of the magistrate court denying his request for appointed counsel and from a summary judgment order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. This ease raises two major issues: (1) whether there is a right to counsel in Idaho’s habeas proceedings created by statute; and (2) whether revision of the guidelines for parole reconsideration, eliminating mandatory hearings, constitutes an Ex Post Facto Clause violation. 1

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Quinlan is serving an indeterminate. life…