Barnes v. District of Columbia Board of Parole

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Barnes appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he challenged the revocation of his parole by the District of Columbia Board of Parole (“the Board”). He claims that the Board improperly considered evidence that he had been charged with first-degree murder since the charge was later dropped. Finding this argument unpersuasive, we affirm.

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In 1985 Barnes was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of eight to twenty-five years for armed kidnapping, armed robbery, unauthorized use of a vehicle, destruction of property, and…