ROCHELL v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe · 679 So. 2d 205 - Vice v. State · 863 So. 2d 917 - Cotton v. Mississippi Parole Bd. · 915 So. 2d 460 - Garlotte v. State · 672 So. 2d 1207 - Shanks v. State
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“The law is clear that “parole eligibility is a matter of legislative grace, and the grant or denial of parole is entirely at the discretion of the Parole Board.” Garlotte v. State, 915 So.2d 460, 466 (¶ 19) (Miss.Ct.App.2005) (citing Shanks v. State, 672 So.2d 1207, 1208 (Miss. 1996)); see Miss.Code Ann. § 47-7-5(3) (Supp.2009). Thus, an inmate has no absolute entitlement to parole. See Edmond v. Hancock, 830 So.2d 658, 660 (¶ 5) (Miss.Ct.App.2002) (finding that inmates do not have a constitutionally recognized liberty interest in parole). Additionally, there is no statutory right of appeal from the denial of parole. Mack v. State, 943 So.2d 73, 76 (¶8) (Miss.Ct. App.2006) (citing Cotton v. Miss. Parole Bd., 863 So.2d 917, 921 (¶ 10) (Miss. 2003)). However, the trial court may assert jurisdiction over those claims which raise constitutional issues. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Based on our review of the record, the Parole Board denied Rochell parole based on the following: (1) the serious nature of the offense, (2) the number of offenses committed, (3) his police record, (4) community opposition, and (5) insufficient time served. As we held in Justus [v. State, 750 So.2d 1277, 1279 (¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.1999) ], the reasons stated by the Parole Board for denying Rochell parole are areas which the Parole Board has authority to consider under Mississippi Code Annotated section 47-7-17 (Rev.2004). [Justus, 750 So.2d at 1279 (¶ 6)]. Thus, “these categories cannot be viewed as arbitrary and capricious.” Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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