McCline v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

The Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (board) postponed petitioner’s parole release date after finding that he had a severe emotional disturbance and that he posed a threat to the health or safety of the community. Petitioner seeks judicial review. At issue is whether the board’s action violated a federal court injunction or exceeded the board’s statutory authority. We conclude that it did neither, and we therefore affirm.

Petitioner was convicted of murder in 1978, sentenced to life in prison, and assigned a parole release date of October 10, 2003. Prior to that date, the board held…