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Washington Parole Revocation Process Upheld

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole. Location: Washington.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Washington State
Parole Board was within its discretion of setting a parolee's minimum term
at 108 months without giving written reasons, and a formal on-site hearing
conducted within 21 days after parole was suspended was prompt enough to
qualify as a ...

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