U.S. District Court: PAROLE GOOD TIME.Warren v. Baskerville, 233 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2000). A state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State petitioned for habeas relief and was denied by the district court. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the state parole board pa`role´ board` n. 1. A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole from a particular prison. did not violate the Ex Post Facto ex post facto adj. Latin for "after the fact," which refers to laws adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done, or increases the penalty for a crime after it is committed. Such laws are specifically prohibited by the U. S. clause when, upon revoking mandatory parole, it also revoked previously-earned good time credits. The court noted that the parole board possessed the authority to revoke To annul or make void by recalling or taking back; to cancel, rescind, repeal, or reverse. revoke v. to annul or cancel an act, particularly a statement, document, or promise, as if it no longer existed. the good time credits under a statute in effect before the prisoner committed his offenses, even though the Board may have relied on a subsequently-enacted statute that more explicitly granted the same authority. (Virginia Parole Board) |
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