Legal Opinion
Anthony Leon Vann v. Ronald Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1996No. 95-6471PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Leon Vann petitions for habeas corpus relief on the ground that the Virginia Department of Corrections (“DOC”) denied him due process by arbitrarily finding him ineligible for parole under Virginia Code, § 53.1-151(B1). This section of the Virginia Code prohibits parole eligibility for individu als convicted of three separate offenses of murder, rape, or armed robbery, when such offenses are not “part of a common act, transaction or scheme.”…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Zeb Gaston v. John B. Taylor, Warden, Samuel Pruett, Assistant Warden, Toni v. Bair, Regional AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Franklin v. ShieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Sharon Burnette v. Helen FaheyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- Townes v. JarvisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009
- Bowling v. Director, Virginia Dept. of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
- Alley v. AngeloneDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
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