Lancaster v. Utah Board of Pardons

DURHAM, Justice:

Plaintiff Robert Dean Lancaster appeals the district court’s summary dismissal of his petition for extraordinary relief brought pursuant to rule 65B of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. Lancaster contends that the Utah Board of Pardons (“Board”) violated his due process rights when it rescinded his parole date. We affirm.

In June 1978, Lancaster pleaded guilty to criminal homicide, murder in the second degree, a first degree felony under section 76-5-203 of the Utah Code. He received an indeterminate sentence of five years to life in the Utah State Prison. In May 1979,…