Legal Opinion
Troy Dace v. George Mickelson, Harold Shunk, and Jon Erickson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1987No. 85-5126PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Troy Dace is serving two concurrent ten year sentences in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for aggravated assault and attempted rape. On January 27, 1984, Dace became eligible for parole and he appeared before the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Parole (the Board). The Board denied Dace’s request for parole giving no reason for the denial.
Dace then brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in federal district court contending that the Board deprived him of a liberty interest without due process of law in violation of the fourteenth amendment. The district court1 dismissed his…
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