BRIGGS v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COM'N

No. 83-1945.

736 F.2d 446 (1984)

Frank BRIGGS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION; Marion Lacy, Warden, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1984.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Gaertner, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

James M. Rosenbaum, U.S. Atty., Richard E. Vosepka, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., D. Minn., Minneapolis, Minn., Vickie R. Sheets, Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Frank Briggs appeals from the district court's order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Briggs argues that the United States Parole Commission unlawfully denied his request for parole, thereby requiring him to serve his sentence to expiration. We hold that the Parole Commission failed to provide Briggs with a statement of reasons for its departure from the parole guidelines as required...

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