Legal Opinion
Hutton v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 13, 1998No. 96-P-1503PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Acting on Robert Hutton’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, a judge of the Superior Court determined that officials of the Department of Correction (department) and the parole board (board) had miscalculated his release date and ordered Hutton to be discharged from confinement. That calcula*305tion required the application of G. L. c. 127, §§ 1292 and 133, G. L. c. 279, § 8A, and a joint policy statement (No. 77-11) of the department and the board. Hutton was released and brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), G. L. c. 258, and the common law (false imprisonment) to recover damages…
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