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BENTON v. RANSOM

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 16, 2024No. 2:23-cv-03818Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LAMAR BENTON : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 23-3818 : KEVIN RANSOM, PENNSYLVANIA : BOARD OF PROBATION AND : PAROLE, THE ATTORNEY : GENERAL OF THE STATE OF : PENNSYLVANIA : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. January 16, 2024 Lamar Benton seeks habeas relief from the Pennsylvania Parole Board’s denials of his parole requests after interviewing him and reviewing his files in June 2022 and May 2023. He argues the Parole Board violated his due process rights by considering non-convicted charges. We studied the counseled petition,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Joseph Coady v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Montgomery the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. Robert Benchoff v. Raymond ColleranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. John H. Block v. Edwin PotterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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