Legal Opinion
Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles v. Wright
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 1, 2009No. CR-07-2157PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLAN, Retired Appellate Judge.
The appellant, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles (“the Board”), appeals from the circuit court’s order of August 11, 20008, granting Deon J. Wright’s petition for a writ of certiorari and ordering the Board to enforce its order of June 29, 1998, granting him parole. The trial court stayed Wright’s release pending this appeal by the Board.
In 1993, Wright was convicted of first-degree burglary and first-degree rape; he was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment. The Board considered Wright for parole, and on June 29, 1998, voted unanimously to grant parole.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ellard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- In Re FainCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Ex Parte Alabama Bd. of Pardons and ParolesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Thompson v. Board of Pardons and ParolesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Tucker v. Alabama Board of Pardons & ParolesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2015