Caldwell v. McNutt’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on West v. Atkins · Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex · Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Michigan · Harbin-Bey v. Rutter · Sweeton v. Brown
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“Michigan law, which imbues the Parole Board with broad discretion, does not create a liberty interest in the granting of parole. Sweeton v. Brown, 27 F.3d 1162 , 1164-65 (6th Cir.1994) (en banc). (Though Michigan’s statutes governing parole procedures have been amended in minor ways since Sweeton, the legislature has made no alterations that would change the result in that case. See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 791.234 -.235.) Therefore, even if the Parole Board relied on inaccurate information to deny Caldwell parole, it did not violate any liberty interest protected by the United States Constitution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Crump v. Lafler
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