Tiller v. Klincar

I must respectfully dissent.

I believe an inmate does have a constitutionally protected interest in parole release and that the Board’s statement of reasons for its denial of defendant’s parole application was insufficient to satisfy his constitutional interest.

The Board’s purported explanation of reasons for its denial of the application reads:

“We the members of the Prisoner Review Board have carefully reviewed all aspects of your case for possible parole consideration. The record reflects that you are serving a sentence of 100 to 200 years for the offense of murder. The shooting death of an…