Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Smith
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 3, 1978No. Civ. 76-314PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
Petitioner David Lawrence has applied to this court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he is entitled to be released from the custody of the New York State Board of Parole because he was not accorded the due process protections of Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972) at his final parole revocation hearing that was held on November 6, 1974.
Petitioner was originally sentenced on March 25, 1963, in the Franklin County Court to a term of five to fifteen years based on his conviction for sodomy in the second degree. He was paroled on…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Kenneth Lewis McCallum A/K/A Kenneth Louis McCallumCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Tolden v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Faheem-El v. KlincarDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- Ronald Marcus Gholston v. Ron Jones, Warden, and the Attorney General of the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Durling v. Chairman, Massachusetts Parole BoardDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
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