Legal Opinion

McGuffin v. Cowan

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 15, 1974PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALMORE, Justice.

It was held in Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972), and Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778, 93 S.Ct. 1756, 36 L.Ed.2d 656 (1973), that parole and probation may not be revoked without a hearing. The question in this case is whether the same principle applies to the denial or forfeiture of “good time” credits allowed a prisoner by KRS 197.045. Insofar as we have the authority to say, the answer is no.

The judgment is affirmed.

OSBORNE, C. J., and JONES, MILLI-KEN, PALMORE, REED, STEINFELD and STEPHENSON, JJ., sitting.

All concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anderson v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1997
  2. Seymour v. ColebankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2005