Legal Opinion
Waldo E. Granberry v. Larry Mizell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1986No. 84-1956PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Waldo E. Granberry appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues that this Court should issue the writ for either of two reasons. First, he claims that the parole criteria that allegedly are being used to deny him parole violate the ex post facto clause because the criteria were enacted by the Illinois legislature long after he was sentenced to prison. Second, he asserts that the Illinois Parole Board has acted in such an arbitrary manner as to violate his due process rights. Aside from contesting appellant’s claims on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ozzie Batchelor v. Hoyt C. Cupp, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, James Redden, Solicitor General, Walter L. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- William Lee Thompson v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- William Heirens v. Larry MizellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Granberry v. GreerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Robert A. Prather v. John Rees, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Curtis Henderson v. James Thieret, Warden of the Menard Correctional Center and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Reyes Barrera, Jr. v. Warren YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Paul O. Crump v. Michael P. Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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