Legal Opinion
George B. Garcia v. United States Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1977No. 76-1675PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The Government appeals from the district court’s grant of a writ of habeas corpus releasing appellee Garcia from federal custody because he had been denied due process in a parole hearing. The principal issue before us is whether the United States Board of Parole may deny a prisoner parole solely on the basis of the severity of the offense for which he was convicted. We reverse.
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In October 1973, Garcia plead guilty to charges stemming from his involvement in the bombing of several Chicago retail wig shops that had been competing with his own shop. 1 He was sentenced to an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Knetsch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States ex rel. Johnson v. Chairman of New York State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Charles Joseph King, Jr. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Richerson v. Dennis Wolff, Warden, Sheridan Institution, and the Illinois Parole and Pardon BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Boris S. Browzin v. Catholic University of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Ramesh Solomon v. Robert I. Elsea, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- John H. Block v. Edwin PotterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Marshall v. LansingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Geraghty v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- William J. Prater v. U.S. Parole Commission and Thomas Keohane, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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