U.S. District Court: PAROLE.Jennings v. Parole Bd. of Virginia, 61 F.Supp.2d 471 (E.D.Va. 1999). An inmate who was denied parole petitioned for habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a relief. The district court dismissed the petition finding that the parole board's failure to formally provide the inmate with its criteria before his parole reviews constituted harmless error The legal doctrine of harmless error is found in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, extensive case law, and state statutes. It comes into use when a litigant appeals the decision of a judge or jury, arguing that an error of law was made at trial that resulted in an incorrect . (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. of Virginia) |
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