Legal Opinion
Adams v. Braxton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1995No. 93-SP-1186PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Andre Adams appeals from an order of the trial court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. His principal contention is that the District of Columbia Board of Parole (the Board) failed to comply with its own regulation requiring the review of parole violator detainer warrants every six months. He maintains that as a result of the Board’s noncompliance, the subsequent revocation of his parole was unlawful. We affirm.
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In July 1981, Adams was sentenced in the Superior Court to consecutive terms of imprisonment for threats and for weapons and drug offenses. His…
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