No. 19-6097

Clarence Duke Reynolds v. Virginia, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law appointment-clause constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection hearing-procedure parole parole-board selection-process separation-of-powers standing statutory-interpretation victim-impact
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is §53.1-134, the law used for the selection of parole board members, unconstitutional?

Is the Virginia Parole Board Manual that mandates the use of the "Present Offense" as part of the decision-making for parole eligibility unconstitutidal,?.!

Is petitioner being denied his constitutional right to a neutral and deteached hearing when sitting members of the parole board are a victim of crime or member of a crime victim's organization?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is §53.1-134, the law used for the selection of parole board members, unconstitutional?

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2019)

Attorneys

Clarence Duke Reynolds
Clarence Duke Reynolds — Petitioner